壁ドン
Japanese
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壁 |
かべ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
From 壁 (kabe, “wall”) + ドン (don, onomatopoeia for a pounding noise).
Noun
壁ドン • (kabedon)
- Pounding on a wall to indicate to a neighbor that they are noisy.
- When someone puts their hand against a near wall (romantically or hostilely), creating a barrier with their arm and preventing someone else from moving.
Usage notes
- A common staple of shōjo manga, it is usually executed by a male towards a female.
- The word 逆壁ドン (gyaku-kabedon, literally “reverse-kabedon”) is sometimes used to refer to kabedon executed by a female towards a male.
Derived terms
- 逆壁ドン (gyaku-kabedon)
- 蝉ドン (semidon, literally “cicada-don”): (humorous) the physically unreasonable feat of kabedon executed by placing both hands and both feet on the wall
Descendants
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 壁咚 (bìdōng)
See also
- 顎クイ (agokui)