プロレス

Japanese

Etymology

Clipping of プロフェッショナルレスリング (purofesshonaru resuringu, from English professional wrestling), プロレスリング (pro resuringu, from English pro wrestling)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) プロレス [pùrórésú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [pɯ̟ɾo̞ɾe̞sɨ]

Noun

プロレス • (puroresu) 

  1. professional wrestling
  2. (slang) A scripted or pre-planned action or performance involving two or more people.
    • 国会での政治家の答弁はただのプロレスだ
      Kokkai de no seijika no touben wa tadano puroresu da.
      The politician's discussion on the national diet was just like a pro-wrestling move.

See also

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