オフィスレディー

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from office +‎ lady, equivalent to オフィス (ofisu) +‎ レディー (redī).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) オフィスレ​ディー [òfísú réꜜdìì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɸʲisɨᵝ ɾe̞dʲiː]

Noun

オフィスレディー • (ofisu redī) 

1. an "office lady" (female office worker responsible chiefly for menial, non-aspirational tasks)

Derived terms

• O(オー)L(エル) (ōeru)

Descendants

• English: OL
• Chinese: OL
• Korean: 오피스 레이디 (opiseu reidi)
• Russian: о́фис-ле́ди (ófis-lédi)