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Japanese
Etymology
From 襤褸 (boro) + 雑巾 (zōkin).
Pronunciation
Noun
ぼろぞうきん or ボロぞうきん • (boro-zōkin) ←ぼろざふきん (borozafukin)?
- (literally) beat-up cleaning cloth
- Used in metaphor to describe one who is used and abandoned.