| Slang |
Meaning |
|
Kimoi
|
This word literally means "disgusting". Kogals use it
describe guys that they do not like |
| Gangire |
This means "really upset" or "just about to get
so mad" |
| Maji |
"Really?" |
| Maji-mukatsuku
|
"That really makes me mad" or "I hate
that" |
| Pakuru |
To steal |
| Chikuru |
To tell on someone |
| All (pronounced "o-ru" in Japanese) |
Staying up late or all night |
| Geki-kawa |
Really cute |
| Tenparu |
To try to hurry |
| Kinpa |
Bleached or dyed blond hair |
| Yabai |
Dangerous |
| Owatta |
Literally "It's over." Some girls, however, use it when they
don't like a situation |
| Ikemen |
A good looking guy |
| Loose (pronounced "ru-zu" in Japanese) |
Abbreviation for
"loose socks", the ones used by schoolgirls in Japan. |
| Cho |
Extremely. Girls use this word before another word, such as "Cho-kakkoii"
(That's
really cool) |
| Puri-cho |
A notebook for sticking purikura (tiny sticker-pictures with
frames around them). Taking these pictures even among adults is
common, especially when they are with friends |
| Uchi-me |
Myself ("uchira" means "us") |
| ~makuru |
To do something a lot (e.g., "asobi-makuru"
means "to hang around a lot" or to "party a lot") |
| Nanpa |
To ask a woman on the street for a date. This is a
fairly common practice among young people in Japan especially in areas
with a lot of nightlife. When groups of young men and women are
hanging out, men will typically shout it to a group of girls or vice
versa. (Warning: If you are a foreigner, do not try it).
Read
a real nanpa story in Japan. |
| Gyaku-nan |
To ask a man on the street for a date (Short for "gyaku-nanpa"
which means "opposite of nanpa") |
| Karui |
A guy or a girl that hangs around a lot, sometimes at night and
has lots of girlfriends or boyfriends |
| Asondesou |
Another word for "karui" |
