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冷やかす
hiyakasu
Description
「冷やかす」は、じょうだんを言って人をからかったり、店で買うつもりもないのに品物を見たりすることです。
"冷やかす" means to tease someone by joking or to look at items in a store without intending to buy them.
友だちが好きな人の話をすると、みんなで冷やかすことがあります。
When friends talk about someone they like, everyone sometimes teases them by 冷やかす.
Meanings
冷やかすhiyakasu
to tease, make fun of someone
彼女ができたと言ったら、みんなに冷やかされた。
When I said I got a girlfriend, everyone teased me.
冷やかすhiyakasu
to browse a shop without intending to buy
店を冷やかすだけで、何も買わなかった。
I just browsed the store and didn't buy anything.
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Notes
- Etymology
from 冷やす (to cool), extended to mean cooling someone's mood by teasing.
- Nuance
usually light and playful, but repeated 冷やかす can feel annoying.
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