Miwiki·16h agoJapanese Slang “Heisei Retro” (平成レトロ)Nostalgia doesn’t wait for a full generation to pass anymore. 平成レトロ (Heisei retro) is what happens when Japanese Gen Z falls for a decade…
Miwiki·16h agoJapanese Slang “Ehho Ehho” (エッホエッホ)Some slang carries meaning. エッホエッホ (Ehho ehho) carries none — and that’s exactly the point.
Miwiki·1d agoJapanese Slang “Waho” (わほー)Not every piece of slang is new — some of it is a revival. わほー (waho) is proof that on TikTok, a phrase can die and come back to life…
Miwiki·1d agoJapanese Slang “Bakuretsu” (爆裂)If 滅 (metsu) is for perishing from overwhelm, 爆裂 (bakuretsu) is for exploding from it.
Miwiki·2d agoJapanese Slang “Frenemy” (フレネミー)Not every trending word in Japan is originally Japanese. フレネミー (frenemy) is an English loanword that’s found new relevance in a very…
Miwiki·2d agoJapanese Slang “Chappy” (チャッピー)If you’ve ever given a nickname to a piece of software you use every day, you’ll understand why young people in Japan started calling…
Miwiki·4d agoJapanese Slang “Metsu” (滅 / ○○すぎて滅)Some slang comes from the streets. This one comes from a pop song — and it’s now everywhere on Japanese social media.
Miwiki·4d agoJapanese Slang “Meroi” (めろい)If you’ve spent any time on Japanese Twitter (X) recently, you may have seen the word めろい (meroi) attached to a photo of someone’s favorite…
Miwiki·Oct 16, 2022家族だいたいネットに潜む女性の相場は決まっている。家がお金もちで頭のできが悪い系か、生きる力の弱いメンヘラ系、あとは余暇を持て余す普通の主婦（普通じゃないのもいる）。花はネットに染まっていなかったので、陽キャで話していて楽しい日々だった。
