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jmdict 2857049 Active (id: 2216207)
キープ君
キープくん
1. [n] [col]
▶ backup boyfriend
▶ man kept as a backup marriage partner
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1040870 キープ 5. person one is dating while hoping for someone better



History:
2. A 2022-12-19 10:20:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1040870">キープ・5</xref>
1. A* 2022-12-19 07:42:01  Opencooper
  Refs:
* http://zokugo-dict.com/07ki/keepkun.htm: キープ君とは、女性が予備の結婚希望相手という対象で考えている男性。
* https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/アッシーくん#キープくん
* 現代用語の基礎知識: 遊び相手としてはつまらないが、まあ無難で結婚相手または候補者の1人として取っておく男友だちのこと。
* Many English results for "backup partner"

キープ君  1,978 72.9%
キープくん   736 27.1%
  Comments:
We have this at 「キープ」 as "5. person one is dating while hoping for someone better", but I think it's a bit off. The emphasis is more on the fact that the woman has a prospect she's serious about, but she's stringing along keep-kun on the chance that the other guy doesn't work out.

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