dried-fish woman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Japanese 干物女 (himono-onna).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

dried-fish woman (plural dried-fish women)

  1. (Asia, idiomatic, derogatory) A woman, especially a young one, who lacks a significant other.