パワーワード

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from power word.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ワーワード [pàwáá wáꜜàdò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [pa̠β̞a̠ː β̞a̠ːdo̞]

Noun

パワーワード • (pawā wādo

  1. (Internet slang) word or phrase that has a powerful and intimidating energy

References

  1. ^ Kenbou, Hidetoshi et al., editors (2021), 三省堂国語辞典 [Sanseidō kokugo jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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