Comments on: The Most Important Japanese Buzzwords of 2012 http://www.tofugu.com/2012/11/14/the-most-important-japanese-buzzwords-of-2012/ A Japanese Language & Culture Blog Sun, 13 Apr 2014 12:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: CelestialSushi http://www.tofugu.com/2012/11/14/the-most-important-japanese-buzzwords-of-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-50471 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:02:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=25417#comment-50471 Sounds like when American teenagers would say stuff was “bad” to describe how wonderful it was.

]]> By: Gakuranman http://www.tofugu.com/2012/11/14/the-most-important-japanese-buzzwords-of-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-50433 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:04:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=25417#comment-50433 Yabai is standard youth slang for ‘really/amazing/great/crazy’ or ‘oh damn!’

For example: ‘I’m late for work! Yabai!’

Yabai ramen would be amazingly good noodles, or perhaps incredibly bad!

]]> By: 古戸ヱリカ http://www.tofugu.com/2012/11/14/the-most-important-japanese-buzzwords-of-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-50429 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:02:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=25417#comment-50429 But is it Super Ultra Great Delicious Wonderful Yabai?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNKo4TPAqxw&feature=related

]]> By: Judith http://www.tofugu.com/2012/11/14/the-most-important-japanese-buzzwords-of-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-50405 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:25:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=25417#comment-50405 I don’t know if this counts as a buzzword, but my coworkers and I were recently talking about a trend with JHS/HS girls to say “yabai” for anything. So that ramen was so “yabai” or that dress is so “yabai”.

]]> By: Hannah http://www.tofugu.com/2012/11/14/the-most-important-japanese-buzzwords-of-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-50398 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=25417#comment-50398 I know he’s not the best comedian, but I love Sugi-chan! Cracks me up when I catch random people at work quoting him. XD

]]> By: Gakuranman http://www.tofugu.com/2012/11/14/the-most-important-japanese-buzzwords-of-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-50394 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:21:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=25417#comment-50394 Glad you enjoyed the list. I wonder what will be selected as the top 10 this year? My money is on Lola and Sugi-chan, at the very least :p.

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