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shimeji

shimeji noun: any of a group of edible mushrooms used in Japanese cookery.

shimeji: any of a group of edible mushrooms used in Japanese cookery
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Noun (1)

shimeji (plural shimejis or shimeji)

  1. Any of a group of edible mushrooms used in Japanese cookery.
    • Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called "exotic" selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.2009 April 10, Yotam Ottolenghi, “The new vegetarian: marinated mushrooms with walnut and tahini yogurt”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Noun (2)

shimeji (plural shimejis)

  1. An animated figure created by a computer program which walks around the screen and performs animations like waving or sitting on windows.
    • Shimejis are little characters (desktop buddies or mascots) who play around in your windows of Google Chrome (web browser) or Chrome OS, while you are browsing the internet. Pick up a shimeji with the mouse pointer, drag them around, and drop them where you want. They walk, crawl, and climb all...2017 August, Jarno Le Conté, Shimeji Browser Extension, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2017
    • HoloCouncil Shimejis are your desktop companions […] that moves^([sic – meaning move]) around your screen. Aside from walking and running around, they do all sorts of things that aren't too distracting for you. They're mostly just there to chill and vibe with you!2023 September 13 (last accessed), Akkanen, “HoloCouncil Shimejis”, in itch.io, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2023
    Synonyms:
    desktop buddy, desktop mascot

Examples of shimeji in a sentence

  • Shimejis are little characters (desktop buddies or mascots) who play around in your windows of Google Chrome (web browser) or Chrome OS, while you are browsing the internet.2017 August, Jarno Le Conté, Shimeji Browser Extension, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2017:
  • i want that one zombie max shimeji so bad but im embarrassed to ask the artist for it after 4 damn years2023 September 13, @ambrpricefield, “Archived copy”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2023:

Synonyms of shimeji

Forms of shimeji

pluralshimejis
pluralshimeji

Origin of shimeji

Borrowed from Japanese 湿地(しめじ) (shimeji).

Questions about shimeji

What does shimeji mean?
Shimeji means any of a group of edible mushrooms used in Japanese cookery.
How do you use shimeji in a sentence?
Shimejis are little characters (desktop buddies or mascots) who play around in your windows of Google Chrome (web browser) or Chrome OS, while you are browsing the internet.
What part of speech is shimeji?
Shimeji is a noun.
What is the plural of shimeji?
The plural of shimeji is shimejis.

Words near shimeji in the dictionary

  1. Shimazaki
  2. shimazakiite
  3. Shimazakis
  4. Shimazu
  5. Shimazus
  6. shimeji
  7. shimejis
  8. Shimek
  9. shimekomi
  10. Shimeks
  11. Shimen

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