Japanese Slang (78 page)

chinkichi

dainomono

fukuro
bag

fusai
reverse of
saifu,
“wallet”

gamaguchi
frog's mouth

hitsujiire
sheep entrance

h
za
(Korean origin)

ike
buried

iwa
rock

iwagara
from
iwa kara,
“the rock is empty” (empty wallet)

jinsuke

kaeru
frog

kaerudachi
frog's friend

kobayashi

mosa
gut

mosagara
from
mosa kara,
“the gut is empty” (empty wallet)

miire
money inside a wallet

namaire
from
nama,
“raw” or “cash,” and
ire,
“entry”

nakasuki
pull out from within (some cliques use this to refer to wallets, others to pockets)

nasu
eggplant

nakanuki
extract from inside

nuki
extract

p
su
from the English word “purse”

roppuku
money inside a wallet

sai
from
saifu,
“wallet”

suirai
torpedo

tai
base

umo

yoichi

yoichib

y

zuda
short for
zudabukuro,
“wallet”