I thought it would be fun to have this because wasei eigo is super interesting! For anyone new to the idea, wasei eigo is English words that were adapted into the Japanese language but don’t carry the same meaning as the English words themselves. I’ll start: バーコードヘア

Here is one; ペーパードライバー。

wolfclayton: Here is one; ペーパードライバー。 Hmm I’m not sure if this is right but paper towel dispenser?

Ah, no :slight_smile: . It is quite different.

Yeah, we don’t really say “don’t mind” the way they use ドンマイ, as consolation to another person.

wolfclayton: Ah, no :slight_smile: . It is quite different. Oh crap, I forgot that one! But since I looked it up, I’ll let someone else answer!

How about タイムリエラー?

[image] acm2010: How about タイムリエラー? タイムリエラー (timely error) An error that ended with a good result… ?

Maybe exacto blades or carpenter knives? I somehow think about that.

wolfclayton: [image] acm2010: How about タイムリエラー? タイムリエラー (timely error) An error that ended with a good result… ? Something like that, it’s an error that resulted in aタイムリ :slight_smile:

wolfclayton: Here is one; ペーパードライバー。 It’s someone with a driving license, but can drive only “on paper”. Extra points if you didn’t drive for years and are a golden paper driver :slight_smile: (no driving, no accidents …)

Guess the waseieigo meaning! No cheating!

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polv June 30, 2022, 1:32pm 33

@Mods Perhaps close this one, and open this one instead? (So as to accommodate clarification, rather than telling not to try looking up.)

Also I am certain that the following topic can be moved to Japanese Language.

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