kuchisabishii
Language: Japanese · [kɯ.tɕi.sa.bi.ɕiː] · Pronunciation: koo-chee-sah-BEE-shee
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Meaning
the mouth's own boredom — chewing something because there is nothing to do
The story
Kuchi is mouth and sabishii is lonely, and the complaint comes from the mouth rather than the stomach. Japanese uses it for the ex-smoker reaching for a boiled sweet and for anyone who opens the fridge out of habit.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Japanese
- When does it strike?
- In a quiet hour with nothing to do
- Where would you hear it?
- At the fridge at eleven, not hungry
- What does it mean?
- Eating because the mouth is bored
How it went
One of the easier words so far.
Round three, situation, was where most points went.
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