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<entry id="2285338" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>1130420</ent_seq>
<r_ele>
<reb>ミーハー</reb>
<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>
</r_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>みいはあ</reb>
<re_inf>&rk;</re_inf>
</r_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>みーはー</reb>
<re_inf>&sk;</re_inf>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
<xref type="see" seq="2057760">みいちゃんはあちゃん</xref>
<misc>&derog;</misc>
<misc>&abbr;</misc>
<gloss>faddist</gloss>
<gloss>follow-the-crowd type</gloss>
<gloss>poser</gloss>
<gloss>trend junkie</gloss>
<gloss>sheep</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2014-01-11 06:55:32" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>richwarm</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Richard Warmington</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>https://twitter.com/Samurai_H/status/421884324674154496/photo/1
.
ミーハー向け映画 【ミーハーむけえいが】 film for lowbrows; WI3
ミーハー族の楽しみ 【?】 amusements for lowbrows; WI4
.
http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC
.
広辞苑
(多く「ミーハー」と書く)世の中の流行にかぶれやすいこと。
また、そのような人。みいちゃんはあちゃん。
.
Genius WaEi has 
lowbrow 低俗趣味の人
ミーハーな
lowbrow
flippant 低俗な
I'm not sure that "flippant" matches the meaning of 低俗な, though. Maybe "vulgar"?
On the other hand, the following snippet suggests why "flippant" may be apt:
まぁぃぃや。では
【みいちゃんはあちゃん】
(一説に、女子の名が「み」「は」で始まるものが多いからという)
流行やまわりの人の趣味などにすぐかぶれる、軽薄な人。みいはあ。
.
ミーハーな examples
- 人気なものにしか興味を持たないミーハーな彼女
- カッコいいより、ミーハーなデザインでしょ</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -22,0 +23,8 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;a lowbrow&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;fanboy&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;fangirl&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;/sense&gt;
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;adj-na;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;lowbrow&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;flippant&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2014-01-19 09:54:17" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2018-02-22 20:27:17" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>Marcus</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Marcus Richert</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>I think this is better as a single sense.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>The kokugo's don't split, neither does the Kenkyusha bunch.</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;n;&lt;/pos&gt;
@@ -13 +13,0 @@
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;n;&lt;/pos&gt;
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+&lt;misc&gt;&amp;derog;&lt;/misc&gt;
@@ -16,6 +17,3 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;follower of each new fad&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;/sense&gt;
-&lt;sense&gt;
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;adj-na;&lt;/pos&gt;
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;n;&lt;/pos&gt;
-&lt;misc&gt;&amp;sl;&lt;/misc&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;faddist&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;follow-the-crowd type&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;lowbrow&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -23 +20,0 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;a lowbrow&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -27,5 +23,0 @@
-&lt;sense&gt;
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;adj-na;&lt;/pos&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;lowbrow&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;flippant&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;/sense&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2018-02-23 04:56:05" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2020-12-22 07:59:57" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Marcus Richert</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>ミーハー to me is really about some who getw 
excited about whatever's popular at the 
moment. I don't think "lowbrow" captures this 
nuance at all. "fanboy" and "fangirl" usually 
refer to real, longterm fans, usually</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>https://eikaiwa.dmm.com/uknow/questions/555/</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -19 +18,0 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;lowbrow&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -21,2 +20,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;fanboy&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;fangirl&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;trend junkie&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;sheep&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2020-12-22 10:56:50" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-09-04 09:51:54" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Carson Groel</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Added みーはー</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>ミーハー	665737     96.9%
みーはー	20810      3.0%   
みいはあ	576        0.1%</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -6,0 +7,3 @@
+&lt;/r_ele&gt;
+&lt;r_ele&gt;
+&lt;reb&gt;みーはー&lt;/reb&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-09-04 11:08:41" stat="A">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -9 +9 @@
-&lt;reb&gt;みーはー&lt;/reb&gt;
+&lt;reb&gt;みいはあ&lt;/reb&gt;
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-&lt;reb&gt;みいはあ&lt;/reb&gt;
+&lt;reb&gt;みーはー&lt;/reb&gt;
+&lt;re_inf&gt;&amp;sk;&lt;/re_inf&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-09-04 22:50:17" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_detl>0.1%</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -9,0 +10 @@
+&lt;re_inf&gt;&amp;sk;&lt;/re_inf&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-09-04 22:55:22" stat="A">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>みいはあ is the form in the kokugos. Most of them have a "普通「ミーハー」と書く" note but the headword is みいはあ. It should be visible. rare kana candidate.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -10 +9,0 @@
-&lt;re_inf&gt;&amp;sk;&lt;/re_inf&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-12-07 18:11:53" stat="A">
<upd_uid>stephen</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Stephen Kraus</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -9,0 +10 @@
+&lt;re_inf&gt;&amp;rk;&lt;/re_inf&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>



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