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中二病 ちゅうにびょう
"Eighth-grader syndrome" — the cringey phase where a teenager decides they're special, misunderstood, and secretly in on the truth about the world.
Casual
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ぱおん ぱおん
One notch past "pien" on the sadness scale — an elephant's trumpeting call standing in for full-on bawling, almost always played for laughs.
Casual
3
やりらふぃー やりらふぃー
Slang for high-energy, party-people-style Japanese youth — and their fashion. Born from a Japanese mishearing of a Norwegian lyric that went viral on TikTok.
Casual
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ポンコツ ぽんこつ
A go-to casual word for anything (or anyone) broken-down, useless, or barely functional — often used self-deprecatingly, sometimes even affectionately.
Casual
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あざす あざす
A bare-bones 'thanks!' — 'arigatou gozaimasu' chopped down to its smallest possible form.
Casual
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ギュられる ぎゅられる
Internet slang meaning "to get wiped out by the AI singularity" — i.e., to have your job, skills, or relevance taken over by AI. Built from a clipped, Japanified version of the English word "singularity" plus the Japanese passive ending "-rareru."
Casual
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ビジュ びじゅ
Short for 'visual' — a trendy way to talk about someone's looks. Borrowed from K-POP fan culture, where each group has a designated 'visual member' (the best-looking one).
Casual
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優勝 ゆうしょう
This wins!' — crowning something the undisputed champion. An SNS catchphrase where 優勝 (yūshō, 'championship') is used to declare something the absolute best — nothing else compares.
Casual
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フラグ ふらぐ
A narrative 'flag' — a sign that foreshadows what's coming next. 'Death flag,' 'romance flag,' and the joy of watching flags get raised and triggered.
Casual
10
マウント まうんと
Flexing your superiority — the act of one-upping someone to establish dominance. Used in 'マウントを取る' (to take the mount / to flex on someone).
Casual
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