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干物女
ひものおんな
1. [n] [col]
▶ young woman who has given up on love
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1212090 干物【ひもの】 1. dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)



History:
3. A 2019-09-06 03:16:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
干物女	251188
https://www.reddit.com/r/DoesNotTranslate/comments/3hhztr/japanese_干物女_himonoonna_noun_a_woman_with_little/
  Comments:
I'm not surprised it's missing from references.
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<misc>&col;</misc>
2. A* 2019-09-06 01:43:55  Opencooper
  Refs:
* https://kotobank.jp/word/干物女-186382
* https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/干物女
  Comments:
Hopefully flows better. "Abandoned love" comes off as too literary for me. An alternative glossing could use keywords like "unmarried" or "bothersome".
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>woman who while young has abandoned love</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1212090">干物・ひもの</xref>
+<gloss>young woman who has given up on love</gloss>
1. A 2010-06-21 22:59:39 
  Refs:
http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/newword?ref=1&p=干物女&index=2005000575

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