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のっぺら坊； 野箆坊 [sK] ； 野篦坊 [sK]
【 のっぺらぼう； のっぺらぽう [sk] ； のっぺらぼー [sk] ； ぬっぺらぼう [sk] 】
1. [adj-no,adj-na,n] [uk]
▶ flat and smooth
2. [adj-no,adj-na,n] [uk]
▶ unchanging
▶ featureless
▶ expressionless
▶ monotonous
3. [n] [uk] {Japanese mythology}
▶ noppera-bō
▶ [expl] humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1741740 尻目【しりめ】 3. faceless ghost with an eye in its rump



History:
14. A 2026-01-31 02:06:57  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
のっぺらぼう	29981	91.1%
のっぺらぼー	1937	5.9%
ノッペラボー	993	3.0%
  Diff: 
@@ -19,0 +20,4 @@
+<re_inf>&sk;</re_inf>
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>のっぺらぼー</reb>
13. A 2026-01-31 00:16:54  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
12. A* 2026-01-28 23:44:56  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
gg5, prog, luminous, daij
のっぺらぼうの顔	265		
のっぺらぼうな顔	76
  Diff: 
@@ -26,0 +27 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -28 +29 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -30,3 +31 @@
-<gloss>smooth</gloss>
-<gloss>flat</gloss>
-<gloss>lacking bumps and dents</gloss>
+<gloss>flat and smooth</gloss>
@@ -34,0 +34 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -36 +36 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -37,0 +38 @@
+<gloss>unchanging</gloss>
@@ -39 +40,2 @@
-<gloss>uneventful</gloss>
+<gloss>expressionless</gloss>
+<gloss>monotonous</gloss>
@@ -46 +48 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">humanoid creature with flat, featureless face</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face</gloss>
11. A 2026-01-27 20:37:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
10. A* 2026-01-25 23:46:00  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noppera-bō
>> ...a faceless yōkai that looks like a human but has no face.
  Diff: 
@@ -42,0 +43 @@
+<field>&jpmyth;</field>
@@ -45 +46 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">mythical being with flat featureless face</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">humanoid creature with flat, featureless face</gloss>
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