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bosozoku

bosozoku noun: a Japanese subculture associated with customized motorcycles and riding together in large groups.

Noun

bosozoku (countable and uncountable, plural bosozoku)

  1. (uncountable) A Japanese subculture associated with customized motorcycles and riding together in large groups.
  2. (countable) A bosozoku gang, which is part of this subculture.

Forms of bosozoku

pluralbosozoku
alternative formbōsōzoku

Origin of bosozoku

Borrowed from Japanese 暴走族(ぼうそうぞく) (bōsōzoku, “bosozoku gang”).

Questions about bosozoku

What does bosozoku mean?
Bosozoku means a Japanese subculture associated with customized motorcycles and riding together in large groups.
What part of speech is bosozoku?
Bosozoku is a noun.
What is the plural of bosozoku?
The plural of bosozoku is bosozoku.

Words near bosozoku in the dictionary

  1. bosonizes
  2. bosonizing
  3. bosonlike
  4. bosons
  5. Bosox
  6. bosozoku
  7. Bosphorian
  8. Bosphorus
  9. Bosporan
  10. Bosporanic
  11. Bosporans

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