Top definition
(informal)
Japanese for "What?"
You're always hearing this in anime and reading it in manga, and it's basically a simple response to anything confusing, offensive, or mysterious.
Can be used in virtually any situation. Plus you sound all cosmopolite if you can speak in Japanese.
Japanese for "What?"
You're always hearing this in anime and reading it in manga, and it's basically a simple response to anything confusing, offensive, or mysterious.
Can be used in virtually any situation. Plus you sound all cosmopolite if you can speak in Japanese.
1) "Nani?"
Trans: I beg your pardon?
2) "Nani?!"
T: Did you just say what I think you said?!
3) "Nani kore?"
T: What is this?
4) "Nani..."
T: This is all so mysterious and intriguing...I wonder what it all could mean.
have fun.
Trans: I beg your pardon?
2) "Nani?!"
T: Did you just say what I think you said?!
3) "Nani kore?"
T: What is this?
4) "Nani..."
T: This is all so mysterious and intriguing...I wonder what it all could mean.
have fun.
by noflo June 19, 2004
May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
5
Meaning 'what' in Japanese. It's the reaction to 'omae wa mou shinderiu", which means 'you are already dead'. This is a catchphrase that the lead character Kenshiro says. Usually an ear rape would fall right after.
by firstname norm, lastname ies March 21, 2018