バックシャン
Japanese
Etymology
A composite of バック (bakku, “back”, from English back) + シャン (shan, “beautiful”, from German schön).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) バックシャン [bàkk
úsháꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [4]) - IPA(key): [ba̠k̚kɯ̟̊ᵝɕã̠ɴ]
Noun
バックシャン (rōmaji bakkushan)
- (dated slang) A woman who is attractive if seen from behind, usually in reference to her buttocks.
- (dated slang, in particular) A woman who is attractive from behind, but ugly from the front.
- Synonym: 一石六斗 (ikkoku rokuto)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN