Murakami 

Last name of a Japanese artist Takashi Murakami

"Lot of murakami in the hallway"

Murakami by Like balls in my nutsack February 3, 2021

haruki murakami 

Fine Japanese author of urban magic realism. Novels such as 'Dance, Dance, Dance' and 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle' have made Murakami one of the most popular writers in his native country with young people. His story of young love in the 1960's 'Norwegian Wood' was a sensation when it was published in the 1980's.
Best novel (IMHO) - Sputnik Sweetheart

Selected books

Pinball
A Wild Sheep Chase
Hardboiled Wonderland And The End Of The World
Norwegian Wood
The Elephant Vanishes (Short Stories)
Dance Dance Dance
The Wind Up Bird Chronicles
South Of The Border, West Of The Sun
Sputnik Sweetheart
Underground (Non fiction)

haruki murakami by Miles Pieri January 7, 2004

haruki murakami 

"easily accessible, yet profoundly complex."-The Virginia Quarterly Review....brilliant writer.

for haruki murakami short story enthusiasts, the elephant vanishes and vintage murakami.

haruki murakami by boisei December 9, 2008

Snowy Murakami 

An Xbox 360 gamer who is known for his involvement with Major League Gaming and the website called Gaming Nation. However, he is most known for his work as a DJ in North Texas and is associated with many local hip-hop artists in Dallas.

It is also said that Murakami is one of the founders of infamous Dallas graffiti gang A.A.A.(Aerosol Art Association).

Who is Snowy Murakami?

Snowy Murakami by I love ACiD April 29, 2009

Murakamied

(adj.) Describes the act of vanishing suddenly and poetically, like a woman in a Haruki Murakami novel, leaving behind only cryptic clues: a half-read book, an unfinished drink, clothes hanging on the line, a jazz record spinning endlessly or the faint scent of perfume in an empty room. No explanation, no drama—just gone, as if you slipped into another world.

(v.) To mysteriously disappear from someone’s life in a way that feels ripped from a Haruki Murakami novel—sudden, poetic, and hauntingly unresolved.

"She Murakamied me last winter—left her favorite umbrella in my doorway and a voicemail about a dream she couldn't remember. That was the last time I heard her voice."

"Don't get too attached to her. Women like that don't break up with you—they Murakami you. One day you'll wake up to an empty apartment and a fridge full of food she'll never eat."

"He texted 'I'll be right back,' left his keys on the table, and fully Murakamied. That was six months ago. I still keep his coffee mug clean, just in case."

"This city has a way of Murakami-ing people. You meet them under a flickering streetlamp, share one perfect conversation, and then—gone. Like they were never real."

"I didn't get dumped. I got Murakamied. No fight, no tears—just a note that said 'I have to go where the moon is brighter' and a pair of red shoes she never came back for."

Murakamied by wordnick July 29, 2025