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マジ卍まじ卍
マジまんじ (マジ卍)まじまんじ (まじ卍)
1. [int] [sl,fem]
▶ wow
▶ kewl
▶ awes
2. [int] [sl,fem]
▶ really?
▶ are you kidding me?
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1127680 マジ 1. serious; not joking; straight



History:
9. A 2019-07-02 08:23:39  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
8. A* 2019-07-01 14:41:08  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
jitsuyo
  Comments:
I think it should maybe be two senses.
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +20,8 @@
+<misc>&sl;</misc>
+<misc>&fem;</misc>
+<gloss>wow</gloss>
+<gloss>kewl</gloss>
+<gloss>awes</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&int;</pos>
7. A 2018-01-31 02:27:35  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Interesting observations. You're obviously closer to it than I'll ever be, If you want to add glosses like "wow", etc. go for it.
6. A* 2018-01-30 19:57:06  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://www.nippon.com/en/features/c03808/
"It is not always easy to pin down the precise 
meaning of words that are just entering the 
language. The kanji 卍 (manji)—picked as a 
runner-up by Sanseidō—is an ancient religious 
symbol, but has recently become highly popular 
among Japanese teens with a new signification. 
It was apparently first used as an intensifier 
like maji (“really” or “totally”) and is often 
seen in the form maji manji. Later, manji span 
off into meanings like “really good,” “really 
bad,” and so many other variations that the 
Sanseidō judges gave up on the task of coming 
up with a definition. One questioned whether 
the people using it even knew what it meant."
5. A* 2018-01-30 19:52:47  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
chiezo
うれしさや悲しさといった感情や、かわいさや調子の良さなど
の状態を表す言葉。...用法や使用される場面は曖昧。
  Comments:
I tried looking at how this is actually used 
on twitter but it wasn't super helpful. I saw 
several cases where it could be read as 
"really?" but it's all open to interpretation. 
Maybe this should be something like "kewl" or 
"awes" or just "wow".
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