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

Noun

ノーパン (rōmaji nōpan)

  1. the act of going commando, wearing regular clothing except without wearing underpants or panties

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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