burikko
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4ADJ.
derogatory, grown
VERB + BURIKKO
called, feature
BURIKKO + NOUN
japanese
ADV.
popularly
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noun
An adult woman who behaves childishly, especially a Japanese woman or a woman involved with Japanese culture.
While boy-crazy American girls labor at sophistication, Japanese women of marriageable age tend to act like girls, and are popularly called burikko—“pretending kids.”
A burikko is a grown woman who acts like a child. She may be sexually active, but she feigns innocence.
A (Japanese) style or fashion associated with excessive or false cuteness.
Girls laciness is not in Japan Madonna-style lace but rather First Communion lace—but with a perky falseness sometimes called burikko, or false-innocent.
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3While boy-crazy American girls labor at sophistication, Japanese women of marriageable age tend to act like girls, and are popularly called burikko—“pretending kids.”
WiktionaryA burikko is a grown woman who acts like a child. She may be sexually active, but she feigns innocence.
WiktionaryThe author is reporting on the high-pitched voice frequently considered a stereotypical feature of the burikko, a derogatory Japanese label used to describe women who exhibit feigned naïveté.
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