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猫吸いねこ吸い [sK]
ねこすい
1. [n,vs,vi] [sl]
▶ smelling a cat
▶ cat sniffing
▶ cat huffing

Conjugations


History:
10. A 2024-04-27 19:12:38  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Plenty of usages of ねこ吸い on twitter.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,4 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>ねこ吸い</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
9. A 2022-06-16 22:52:08  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
The first one does but I don't mind dropping it.
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>cat-sniffing</gloss>
+<gloss>cat sniffing</gloss>
8. A* 2022-06-15 23:39:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://www.petfinder.com/cats/living-with-your-cat/what-is-cat-huffing/
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=55044#more-55044
  Comments:
Hyphen? Those sources don't use it.
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+<gloss>cat huffing</gloss>
7. A 2022-04-06 00:07:07  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-youth-obsessed-with-cat-sniffing
https://daoinsights.com/news/chinas-feline-friendly-consumers-turn-to-cat-sniffing-and-cloud-cat-petting/
  Comments:
For now, at least, I think it's slang.
Western news sites translate the very similar Chinese term "吸猫" as "cat-sniffing".
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13,2 @@
-<misc>&col;</misc>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<misc>&sl;</misc>
@@ -14,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>cat-sniffing</gloss>
6. A* 2022-04-04 23:23:44  Nicolas Maia
  Comments:
FWIW, I heard it from a Japanese person in casual conversation.
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