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こたつむりコタツムリ
1. [n] [col]
《pun on かたつむり》
▶ someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter
▶ 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: 2682340 こたつ虫【こたつむし】 1. someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu bug; kotatsu snail



History:
4. A 2019-11-29 10:30:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2019-11-29 07:02:54  Opencooper
  Refs:
こたつむり	5655
コタツムリ	4266
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>コタツムリ</reb>
2. A 2012-02-13 07:30:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Masses of WWW hits. Very funny images.
  Comments:
Simplifying it a bit.
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +12,2 @@
+<s_inf>pun on かたつむり</s_inf>
+<gloss>someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter</gloss>
@@ -13,1 +15,0 @@
-<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 04:53:50  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
428,000 hits
Cute illustration:
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=3586801
http://img29.pixiv.net/img/katatumori/3586801_m.jpg
  Comments:
Heard from a friend (female Kyoto native, born 1960s).

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