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ポンコツぽんこつ
1. [n]
▶ piece of junk
▶ worn-out article
2. [adj-na,adj-no]
▶ clumsy
▶ useless
▶ no good
▶ unreliable
3. [n]
▶ dismantled car
4. [n] [dated]
▶ hitting (with fist)
▶ striking



History:
5. A 2020-07-02 21:46:39  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -28,0 +29 @@
+<misc>&dated;</misc>
4. A* 2020-07-02 12:31:10  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
ポンコツなブログ	286
https://eigobu.jp/magazine/ponkotsu
  Comments:
I think the adjectives work best as a separate sense, though in meaning sense 1 & 2 are close
I think sense 4 is dated.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,5 @@
+<gloss>piece of junk</gloss>
+<gloss>worn-out article</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
@@ -13,2 +18,8 @@
-<gloss>piece of junk (esp. dismantled or broken down car)</gloss>
-<gloss>worn-out article</gloss>
+<gloss>clumsy</gloss>
+<gloss>useless</gloss>
+<gloss>no good</gloss>
+<gloss>unreliable</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>dismantled car</gloss>
3. A 2012-05-29 07:00:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Oops.
  Diff:
@@ -13,1 +13,1 @@
-<gloss>piece of junk (esp. dismantled or broken down car</gloss>
+<gloss>piece of junk (esp. dismantled or broken down car)</gloss>
2. A 2012-05-29 04:46:13  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, 新和英中辞典, ルミナス
  Comments:
Refs show it can be quite general.
  Diff:
@@ -12,3 +12,3 @@
-<gloss>dismantled car</gloss>
-<gloss>broken down car</gloss>
-<gloss>piece of junk</gloss>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<gloss>piece of junk (esp. dismantled or broken down car</gloss>
+<gloss>worn-out article</gloss>
1. A* 2012-05-29 04:19:53  Marcus
  Refs:
daijs (doesn't list katakana)
  Diff:
@@ -7,0 +7,3 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>ぽんこつ</reb>
+</r_ele>
@@ -9,0 +12,2 @@
+<gloss>dismantled car</gloss>
+<gloss>broken down car</gloss>
@@ -11,0 +16,5 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>hitting (with fist)</gloss>
+<gloss>striking</gloss>
+</sense>

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