Japanese

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Etymology

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Derived from the adverb ちゃらちゃら (charachara, jingly; flashily, showily; glibly, superficially, shallowly).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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チャラい (charai-i (adverbial チャラく (charaku))

  1. (informal, of a man) shallow and womanizing, playboyish
    チャラい(おとこ)charai otokoshallow playboy
    チャラい(たい)()charai taidoshallow attitude like a playboy
    チャラい(ふく)charai fukuflashy playboy-style clothes

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