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What the Japanese refer to their language as.
Nihongo by Ninja Disaster July 2, 2003
The hardest language to learn, EVER. Period.

Seriously, fuck the Joyo Kanji.
nihongo o wakarimasen...
nihongo by natsumi tsuji January 23, 2008

nihongo jozu

Officially it means "Your Japanese is Good!"

But in actuality means "Your Japanese sucks ass"
Foreigner : Sumimasen, Eki Doko Desuka?

Japanese : Ah, Nihongo Jozu desu ne
nihongo jozu by LookAtThisGraph July 20, 2021

Nihongo Nazi 

Chat room trolls who, despite the fact that they are in english speaking forums, insist on using the japanese names of everything. Frequently found in anime forums, claiming that the true and ONLY name of Full Metal Alchemist is actually Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, for example, even though it is quite the mouthful for non japanese speakers.
Nihongo Nazi: WTF noob, it's Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, not FMA. Baka! You just called Kaubôi bibappu, cowboy bebop... man what a lamer.
Reader: What a nihongo nazi.
Nihongo Nazi by Ali teh P December 14, 2008

nihonglish 

Counter to engrish. English speakers using Japanese words wrongly. Commonly used by anime fans.
"I am a kawaii neko!" Is an example of nihonglish.
nihonglish by Abby J July 14, 2005

Nihongalog

A hybrid language spoken by Japinoys and other Filipinos in Japan. It is a mixture of Japanese and the Filipino language of Tagalog. Also known as Tagahongo.
Nihongalog : "Kumusuta ka desu ka? Aki-no namae wa Maria Aquino desu. Tiga san ka?"

(English: "How are you? My name is Maria Aquino. Where are you from?")
Nihongalog by Mongol_Cabelin February 1, 2009
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026
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