ノーパン
Japanese
Etymology
Ultimately a kind of wasei eigo (和製英語), 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 (rōmaji nōpan)
- the act of going commando, wearing regular clothing except without wearing underpants or panties
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN