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プリン (purin, “pudding”)

February 11, 2023

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Yomi

ぷりん

Rōmaji

purin

Type

slang

Literal Meaning

flan; crème caramel

Meaning

a brown or blonde-dyed hair with grown-out dark roots

Additional Info

Also プリン頭 (あたま). Such hair is called “a flan” because it resembles a flan that has dark caramel on top of a light brown custard. This is a loanword from “pudding”.

Example

プリン になっちゃったから、そろそろ美容院(びよういん)に行って根元(ねもと)を染(そ)め直(なお)さないと
Because my dark roots have grown out, I’ve gotta go to a hair salon and get them retouched.

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