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PaulTB

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I think the Japanese slang thread is getting a little long.

My 'fun word' of the day is ママチャリ

If nobody knows what it is I'll post its definition tomorrow (or so).
 
A sports bicycle, perhaps? I admit, I sort of cheated and used Google.
 
fixelbrumpf said:
A sports bicycle, perhaps? I admit, I sort of cheated and used Google.
:sorry:
Google doesn't count as cheating ... particularly if you get it wrong.

It's certainly a bicycle - but I don't think the 'sports' bit fits.

ママチャリ (abbr) kind of bicycle favored by housewives running errands around their neighborhood (trans: mama chariot)
 
Ah, I see. Sorry, I'm not exactly an expert on bicycles.

Check out what Google Image Search gives you if you search for ママチャリ, it's the reason why I thought it had something to do with sport(s).
 
fixelbrumpf said:
Ah, I see. Sorry, I'm not exactly an expert on bicycles.
Nor me.

fixelbrumpf said:
Check out what Google Image Search gives you if you search for ママチャリ, it's the reason why I thought it had something to do with sport(s).
If you look carefully ... they have wire baskets on the front.
 
hehe.....mamaride
 

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Konnichiwa Minasan!
I like the word "ケッタマシーン".
It's sound so strong and powerful! but it means "ママチャリ" in Nagoya region.

NANGI
 
NANGI said:
Konnichiwa Minasan!
I like the word "ケッタマシーン".
It's sound so strong and powerful! but it means "ママチャリ" in Nagoya region.
Well it's easy to see what the マシーン bit is - but where does ケッタ come from?
 
Konnichiwa PaulTB-san!

Well it's easy to see what the マシーン bit is - but where does ケッタ come from :?

"ケッタ" is derived from "けったくる". It means "蹴(け)る" in standard Japanese. Why "蹴る"? Because we pump the pedals of a bicycle. In Nagoya, people use "蹴る" instead of "pump".

ペダルを蹴る機械 --> ペダルを蹴ったくるマシーン --> ケッタマシーン

But in standard Japanese, "pump the pedals of a bicycle" is 「自転車のペダルを漕ぐ」 but not 「自転車のペダルを蹴る」 .

南木
 
This is a very easy katakana word,

ペーパードライバー

こわいですね。 ^^;
 
Yeah, there were a number of ketta machine web sites related to bicycles -- but I was thinking of kick more than pump. Isn't there also a ketta machine band or music group?
 
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How about
でぶりぎみ
?

Hint : It's not feeling slighly debris-ish. ;-)

[EDIT]
And another :- うわばみ, when it's not a snake ...
 
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