Meaning of burikko | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An adult woman who behaves childishly, especially a Japanese woman or a woman involved with Japanese culture.
   countable, usually
2. A (Japanese) style or fashion associated with excessive or false cuteness.
   uncountable, usually

Examples

“While boy-crazy American girls labor at sophistication, Japanese women of marriageable age tend to act like girls, and are popularly called burikko—“pretending kids.””

“A burikko is a grown woman who acts like a child. She may be sexually active, but she feigns innocence.”

“The author is reporting on the high-pitched voice frequently considered a stereotypical feature of the burikko, a derogatory Japanese label used to describe women who exhibit feigned naïveté.”

“Girls laciness is not in Japan Madonna-style lace but rather First Communion lace—but with a perky falseness sometimes called burikko, or false-innocent.”

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