オールバック

Japanese

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Etymology

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Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from all +‎ back. Compare Korean 올백 (olbaek).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ールバック [òórúbáꜜkkù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝba̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

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オールバック (ōru-bakku

  1. slicked-back hairstyle

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN