ぽち

Japanese

Etymology 1

Noun

ぽち or ポチ • (pochi) 

  1. a small spot or protrusion; speck, point, dot
    Synonyms: ぽっち (potchi), ぽつ (potsu), ちょぼ (chobo)
  2. (dialectal, Kansai) gratuity, tip
    Synonyms: 心付け (kokorozuke), 祝儀 (shūgi), チップ (chippu)
Derived terms
  • ぽち袋(ぶくろ) (pochi bukuro, “money envelope”)
  • 胸(むね)ポチ (munepochi)

Suffix

ぽち • (-pochi) 

  1. synonym of ぽっち (-potchi)
  • ぽちぽち (pochipochi)
  • ぽちっと (pochitto)
  • ぼちぼち (bochibochi)
  • ぽつ (potsu)
  • ぽつぽつ (potsupotsu)
  • ぽつり (potsuri)
  • ぽっち (potchi)
  • ぽっちり (potchiri)

Etymology 2

There are various theories about the derivation:

Proper noun

ぽち or ポチ • (Pochi) 

  1. A given name for a dog.
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