dakimakura

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Etymology

From Japanese 抱き枕 (dakimakura), from 抱き (daki, “to embrace or cling”) + 枕 (makura, “pillow”).

Noun

dakimakura (plural dakimakura or dakimakuras)

A person holding a small dakimakura.
  1. A body-length pillow, originating in Japan, which can be embraced or wrapped around one's body while sleeping.
    • 2003 December 9, Ryan Ginstrom, “Re: Enterprising interviewee...”, in fj.life.in-japan‎ (Usenet):
      I would follow that up with: "And then they raided his room at his parents' house where they found a Sailor Moon dakimakura and posters of Morning Musume plastering the walls" ...
    • 2004 February 6, Chris Kohler, “Getting in Bed With the Customer”, in Wired:
      These character-print dakimakura came into existence in the late '90s as a way for animé fans to get up close and personal with their cartoon sweethearts.
    • 2010 March 12, “Man Weds Cushion”, in Daily Star, UK:
      Jin has fallen head over heels for a Japanese 'dakimakura' - or hugging pillow - showing a life sized cartoon of his favourite sexy anime cartoon character Fate Testarossa.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:dakimakura.

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dakimakura

  1. Rōmaji transcription of だきまくら
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