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)

  1. an "office lady" (female office worker responsible chiefly for menial, non-aspirational tasks)

See also

Descendants

  • Korean: 오피스 레이디 (opiseu reidi)
  • Russian: о́фис-ле́ди (ófis-lédi)
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