ぽい

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
ポイ

Unknown. May be onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

Adverb

ぽい (poi

  1. lightly, carelessly, casually (also indicating something being thrown)
    (くず)(ばこ)ぽい()げた
    Kuzubako e poi to nageta.
    He tossed it carelessly into the wastebasket.
  2. suddenly (also indicating movement away)
Usage notes

Used with the particle (to).

Noun

ぽい (poi

  1. the act of lightly throwing something: tossing, chucking, especially carelessly: littering
    タバコぽい()めましょう
    Tabako no poi wa yamemashō.
    Let's stop tossing cigarette butts. → Please don't litter.
Usage notes

Occasionally used on its own. More often used in compounds or as an adverb.

Derived terms

Verb

ぽいする (poi surutransitive suru (stem ぽい (poi shi), past ぽいした (poi shita))

  1. to throw away
Conjugation
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Degrammaticalization of suffix っぽい (-ppoi, -ish, -like).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ぽい (poi-i (adverbial ぽく (poku))

  1. (informal) resembling the real thing
    ちょっとぽい
    chotto poi
    kind of like it
    なんかぽくない
    Nanka pokunai?
    It's similar, no?
Inflection
Derived terms

References

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