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jmdict 2682340 Active (id: 1085423)
こたつ虫炬燵虫
こたつむし
1. [n] [col]
《pun on かたつむり》
▶ someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter
▶ kotatsu bug
▶ kotatsu snail
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1194360 【こたつ】 1. kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
  ⇒ see: 2682330 こたつむり 1. someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu snail



History:
3. A 2012-02-13 22:13:19  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Oops.
  Diff:
@@ -19,1 +19,1 @@
-<gloss>(someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter</gloss>
+<gloss>someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter</gloss>
2. A 2012-02-13 07:33:32  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Simplifying it.
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +19,2 @@
+<s_inf>pun on かたつむり</s_inf>
+<gloss>(someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter</gloss>
@@ -21,1 +23,0 @@
-<gloss>(pun, humorous image for) someone who curls up under their kotatsu all winter long and carries it on their back, like a snail's shell (person or pet)</gloss>
1. A* 2012-02-13 04:58:50  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
56,500 こたつ虫
18,000 こたつむし
 6,290 炬燵虫
  Comments:
Variant of こたつむり, given by same friend as synonym (looks significantly rarer though).

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