jmdict 2845018 Active (id#2071293)
斜め上
【 ななめうえ 】
  1. [n]
    • diagonally upward
  2. [n] [sl]
    《oft. as 予想の斜め上》
    • (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
History:
    • A 2020-06-05 23:00:54 Jim Breen
    • A* 2020-06-05 22:52:33 Robin Scott
    • Comments
      I've come across this a few times.
    • Refs
      jitsuyou: "予想を覆す、想定し得る範囲を超越しているような状況や発想を形容する俗な言い方。誰も思いつかなかった事柄、あるいは単に理解不能な事柄などを指して用いられる。元々はマンガ作品の中で用いられた言い回しが、インターネットスラングとして浸透、定着したもの。"
https://www.writing-buzz.com/trans/post-1755
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/予想の斜め上
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jp/shunsukemori/make-up-apps
G n-grams:
斜め上	        134992	  
予想の斜め上	6025	    
予想の斜め上を行く	1837
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