ノーパン

Japanese

Etymology

Ultimately a kind of wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), as a shortening of the phrase ノーパンツ (nō pantsu, “no underpants”) or ノーパンティー (nō pantī, “no panties”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ノーパン [nòópáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [no̞ːpã̠ɴ]

Noun

ノーパン • (nōpan) 

  1. the act of going commando, wearing regular clothing except without wearing underpants or panties
    ノーパン喫茶(きっさ)
    nōpan kissa
    No-pan kissa; a café featuring staff who do not wear underwear

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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