モダンガール

Japanese

Alternative forms

• モガ (moga)

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from modern +‎ girl

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) モダンガール [mòdáń gáꜜàrù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞da̠ŋ ɡa̠ːɾɯ̟]

Noun

モダンガール • (modan gāru) 

1. (obsolete, slang) a "modern girl"; a young woman dressed in exotic Western fashions

See also

• モダンボーイ (modan bōi)