オフィスレディー

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from office +‎ lady, equivalent to オフィス (ofisu) +‎ レディー (redī).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) オフィスレディー [òfísú réꜜdìì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ɸʲisɨ ɾe̞dʲiː]

Noun

オフィスレディー • (ofisu redī) 

  1. an "office lady" (female office worker responsible chiefly for menial, non-aspirational tasks)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cantonese: OL
  • → English: OL
  • → Korean: 오피스 레이디 (opiseu reidi)
  • → Mandarin: OL
  • → Russian: о́фис-ле́ди (ófis-lédi)
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