Gairaigo
the j-panese word for foreign loanwords (usually english) which have been integrated into everyday j-panese.
in some cases they have been adopted because an appropriate j-panese word simply doesn’t exist, in others because english and western culture are considered fashionable and attractive.
many are rendered unrecognisable, both by the extreme differences in pr-nunciation between the various languages and also by the j-panese propensity for shortening and condensing.
(there is already an entry under garaigo, but this romanisation is incorrect)
some gairaigo examples:
igirisu – great britain (from portugese)
aisukuriimu – ice cream
daburu – double
terebi – televi(sion)
pasokon – perso(nal) com(puter)
Read Also:
- Liam Thomas Byrnes
a lovely man who is extremely well groomed and has chiseled muscles. he is usually trying to m-ffle his swag because if it was fully exposed the chicks wouldn’t be able to resist him. he looks fly in every color and can rock a speedo. every woman dreams of being with this generous lover. beth: […]
- Mary for life
a term given to somebody you can’t imagine ever losing their virginity. paul- i just can’t imagine moen losing his virginity ever! thomas- yeah he’s a total mary for life
- Marty McFlying
riding a skateboard while under the influence of marijuana where the experience can be compared to riding a hoverboard from back to the future 2. “man, i blazed before taking the board out. i was marty mcflying all afternoon!” to walk backwards haphazardly, usually resulting in an unwanted encounter or physical altercation. derives from marty […]
- Suicide Party
a suicide party is a term used when acknowledging something awful that just happened. it is the easiest way to communicate failure on a local level, such as, in a group. literal suicide does not occur. -justin bieber wins artist of the year- person a – “dude, bieber won artist of the year.” person b […]
- sumaie
definition noun: similar to but not exactly like a tsunami adjective: pertaining to tsunami-like weather or implying that someone is spelling inept verb: a violent action in terms of a tsunami, violence with forces of a tsunami in addition: can be used in virtually any s-xual situation “i think i might come up with a […]