ブーメラン
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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English boomerang, from Dharug bumariny.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
- (weaponry) a boomerang (flat curved airfoil)
- (slang) a harmful action that comes back to the doer
- (Internet slang) "Is this you?"; "Did you do this?"
Usage notes
- Used by Internet users to point out another user's hypocrisy with their past online posts and comments. 特大ブーメラン (“extra large boomerang”) refers to an action that is more noteworthy or notorious.
Synonyms
- 天に向かって唾を吐く (tennimukattetsubaohaku), 天に唾す (tennitsubasu), 天唾 (tenda) (sense 3; literally mean "if you spit at the sky, the spit comes back at you")