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dried-fish woman

dried-fish woman noun: a woman, especially a young one, who lacks a significant other.

Noun

dried-fish woman (plural dried-fish women)

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

Forms of dried-fish woman

pluraldried-fish women

Origin of dried-fish woman

Calque of Japanese 干物女 (himono-onna).

Questions about dried-fish woman

What does dried-fish woman mean?
Dried-fish woman means a woman, especially a young one, who lacks a significant other.
What part of speech is dried-fish woman?
Dried-fish woman is a noun.
What is the plural of dried-fish woman?
The plural of dried-fish woman is dried-fish women.

Words near dried-fish woman in the dictionary

  1. dried plum
  2. dried plums
  3. dried up
  4. dried up and blew away
  5. dried up and blown away
  6. dried-fish woman
  7. dried-fish women
  8. dried-up-ness
  9. driedness
  10. driedoorn
  11. driedoring

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