ハリボテ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ハリボテ – see the following entry.

[noun] [from roughly 1814] a papier-mâché creation, such as a toy or a theater prop

[noun] [date uncertain] something created as a fake, a mock-up of something

[noun] [date uncertain] (figurative) a sham, an illusion, an attempt to fake something, often for sugarcoating a problem

Alternative spellings
張りぼて, 張ぼて

(This term, ハリボテ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

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