Allaiyah's definitions

Totetsu

Japanese name for Taotieh; an Asian creature somewhat similar to the Minotaur & Satyr, only it's tall & more human looking; save the claws, tail, & huge horns. They are agressive & ferral demons who attack hikers, goats, & rabbits.

Petshop of Horrors & countless Japanese original sites.

by Allaiyah January 14, 2004

No-Paso

Notebook computer or Laptop, as apposed to "Paso-con" (personal computer)

She takes he No-Paso with her on vacations.

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

Y-shirt

A shirt worn with a business suit or uniform. Noncasual.

"You can't go to work with a stained Y-shirt. Better bleach it."

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

Staba

Japanese slang for Starbucks. Going there is refurred to as Starbing.

"The girls went Starbing. They said they'd bring us some latte's."

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

shounenai

Retro term once used in Japan to depics softcore romantic relationships between men, aimed for women's entertainment (& not for mockery either). Some people who have touble adjusting or reading Japanese or staying updated still call it Shounenai, but now it's called BL.

Go to Google.om, switch settings to Japanese language only, type in BL. You'll gets tons & tons of links. For you buffs who know katakana & cut-&-paste, try adding wods like gallery & illust for picture BL sites.

by Allaiyah January 14, 2004

Ningyo

Ningyo; Japanese title for Asian merfolk. Once depicted as man-headed fish who cried tears of pearls, modern Ningyo are depicted like merfolk, only with webbed fingers & ears, long fingers with claws, razor shapr teath, & a bad reputation with fishermen for knocking over boats & stealing whatever they find. While Ningyo have a taste for human flesh, whoever eats their guts (said to be the best part)will live forecer but eternally crave to eat Ningo flesh forever.

Petshop of Horrors (OAV & manga), the latest Peter Pan movie, Mermaid Forest & Mermaid Scar (OAV & manga)

by Allaiyah January 14, 2004

Fresher

Japanese slang for Rookie or new employee.

Refresher; someone who quits & comes back/ someone who is always a short term employee & hops jobs.

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004