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  • adjective Somewhat Japanese; affecting a Japanese style.

Etymologies

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Japanese +‎ -y

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Examples

  • Yvan even decided to wear his Japanese headband gift during dinner and looked very "Japanesey" in it!

    Medary.com 2008

  • There are wonderful Japanesey knits on the Rainey Sisters blog: all those lovely little cables.

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

  • Another leader on the sleek side of designs would have to be team "Import Tuner" with their very Japanesey rendition of a Scion FR-S concept car.

    Wyatt Closs: 2011 Red Bull Soapbox Race Designs -- Rate 'Em! Wyatt Closs 2011

  • Another leader on the sleek side of designs would have to be team "Import Tuner" with their very Japanesey rendition of a Scion FR-S concept car.

    Wyatt Closs: 2011 Red Bull Soapbox Race Designs -- Rate 'Em! Wyatt Closs 2011

  • I bet substituting some mirin for that brown sugar would make things taste even more Japanesey.

    Japanese Style Slow-Cooked Fish Annemarie 2009

  • Now, Deep River was both amazing and ubiquitous, but her next release was the english language release über-flop Exodus, which contained such utterly forgettable tracks like "You Make Me Want to Be A Man" (what?), and "Easy Breezy" (with the jaw-dropping crap-tastic lyric You're easy breezy/And I'm Japanesey ...); Isaac best described Exodus as something along the lines of a bucket of donkey pee.

    Music (For Robots): June 2006 Archives 2006

  • Now, Deep River was both amazing and ubiquitous, but her next release was the english language release über-flop Exodus, which contained such utterly forgettable tracks like "You Make Me Want to Be A Man" (what?), and "Easy Breezy" (with the jaw-dropping crap-tastic lyric You're easy breezy/And I'm Japanesey ...); Isaac best described Exodus as something along the lines of a bucket of donkey pee.

    Lost in Translation (Music (For Robots)) 2006

  • Silicon Valley game publisher Red Octane is devoted to bringing the musical-game craze to the United States, but the dancing games, "which have all been kind of quirky and Japanesey, haven't hit at the heart of America," says CEO Kai Huang.

    Playstation 2: 'Hero' Worship 2007

  • This weekend while sweating away at the gym and boosting my endorphins in a desperate substitute for mood-altering sunshine, I listened to the "Easy Japanesey" (the title makes me wince, but that didn't stop me from listening to it) Eat Feed podcast and so tonight I'm making Tonkatsu (deep fried pork cutlets--super comfort food).

    Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: The Power of Suggestion Kate 2006

  • This weekend while sweating away at the gym and boosting my endorphins in a desperate substitute for mood-altering sunshine, I listened to the "Easy Japanesey" (the title makes me wince, but that didn't stop me from listening to it) Eat Feed podcast and so tonight I'm making Tonkatsu (deep fried pork cutlets--super comfort food).

    Archive 2006-01-01 Kate 2006

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