ノーパン

Japanese

Etymology

Ultimately a kind of wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), as a shortening of the phrase ノーパンツ (nō pantsu, “no underpants”) or ノーパンティー (nō pantī, “no panties”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ノーパン • (nōpan) 

  1. the act of going commando, wearing regular clothing except without wearing underpants or panties
    ノーパン喫(きっ)茶(さ)
    nōpan kissa
    No-pan kissa; a café featuring staff who do not wear underwear

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ “ノーパン”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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