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| Expression | Reading | Meaning | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ぱおん | paon | cute slang for crying or being upset | 宿題が多くてぱおん。 | I have so much homework, and I’m upset. |
| パクリ | pakuri | rip-off; plagiarism | そのデザインはパクリだと言われた。 | People said that design was a rip-off. |
| パクる | pakuru | to steal; to rip off | そのアイデアをパクるのはだめだよ。 | It's not okay to steal that idea. |
| バズってる | bazutteru | going viral; buzzing online | この動画、今バズってるよ。 | This video is going viral right now. |
| バズる | バズる | to go viral | この動画、すぐバズった。 | This video went viral right away. |
| パリピ | ぱりぴ | party person; social butterfly | 彼はかなりパリピだね。 | He’s really a party person, isn’t he? |
| バレた | bareta | got found out; got exposed | 遅刻したのがバレた。 | I got found out for being late. |
| バレる | bareru | to get found out; to be exposed | うそがバレる前に言ったほうがいい。 | You should say it before the lie gets found out. |
| パワハラ | ぱわはら | workplace abuse; power harassment | 上司のパワハラで会社を辞めた。 | I quit my job because of my boss's workplace abuse. |
| ぴえん | ぴえん | crying; sad (cute slang) | 宿題忘れた、ぴえん。 | I forgot my homework, sob. |
| ぴえん🥺 | pien | teary-eyed; crying cutely | テスト落ちてぴえん🥺 | I failed the test, and I’m so sad 🥺 |
| ブス | ぶす | ugly woman; ugly person | あの人をブスって言うのはよくない。 | It’s not nice to call that person ugly. |
| ブチ切れる | ぶちぎれる | to totally lose one's temper; to blow up | 店員に言われて、彼はブチ切れた。 | When the clerk said that, he blew up. |
| ぶっちゃけ | bucchake | to be honest; frankly | ぶっちゃけ、あまり好きじゃない。 | To be honest, I don't really like it. |
| ブラック | ぶらっく | black; slang for a harsh workplace | あの会社はブラックだと言われている。 | That company is said to be a black company. |
| フラれる | ふられる | to get dumped; to be rejected | 告白したけど、フラれた。 | I confessed my feelings, but I got rejected. |
| ベタベタ | べたべた | sticky; overly clingy or affectionate | 夏は汗でベタベタする。 | In summer, I get sticky with sweat. |
| ボケ | ぼけ | comic fool; joke setup | あの人はいつもボケ役だ。 | That person is always the funny fool. |
| ホワイト | ほわいと | white; slang for a good workplace | この会社はホワイトで働きやすい。 | This company is white and easy to work for. |
| マ？ | ま | Really? | マ？ | Really? |
| マウント | まうんと | showing off or trying to one-up someone | 彼はすぐマウントを取る。 | He always tries to one-up people. |
| マウント取る | まうんととる | to one-up someone; to act superior | 彼は会うたびにマウントを取る。 | Every time I see him, he tries to act superior. |
| マジ | maji | seriously; really | マジで行くの？ | Are you really going? |
| マジか | まじか | seriously?; no way | マジか | seriously?; no way |
| マジで | まじで | seriously; for real | マジでうれしい。 | I’m seriously happy. |
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