オフィスレディー
Japanese
Etymology
Wasei eigo (和製英語), from English office + lady, equivalent to オフィス (ofisu) + レディー (redī).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) オフィスレディー [òfísú réꜜdìì] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [o̞ɸʲisɨᵝ ɾe̞dʲiː]
Noun
オフィスレディー (rōmaji ofisu redī)
- an "office lady" (female office worker responsible chiefly for menial, non-aspirational tasks)
See also
- OL (ōeru)
Descendants
- Korean: 오피스 레이디 (opiseu reidi)
- Russian: о́фис-ле́ди (ófis-lédi)