Archive for November, 2008

2008 Japanese Words of the Year..

Some of this year’s popular japanese acronyms.

ATM Ahona teishu mo iranai - “the idiot husband I don’t need in my life anymore”.

AB Amai mono wa betsubara - the kind of woman who has a separate stomach for puddings

GM Gyudon no hou ga mashi - even gyudon (very cheap fast food) is better than this muck

FK Fande koi - someone who trowels on the make-up

ND Ningen to shite douyo - what the hell kind of person is this?

NTT Nimotsu tantosha - a packhorse for a girlfriend’s shopping trips

OBM Okubyoumono - a man too chicken to ask a girl on a date

DD Daredemo daisuki - the kind of person who falls for anyone

NS Noryoku yori seikaku - someone promoted way beyond his competence

MM maji mukatsu - they are both utterly disgusted with each other

MK5 maji kireru 5 byo mae - suggests that he is going to blow his lid in five seconds

HR hitori ranchi - go eat alone