バックシャン

Japanese

Etymology

A composite of バック (bakku, “back”, from English back) +‎ シャン (shan, “beautiful”, from German schön).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) バックシャ​ン [bàkkúsháꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ba̠k̚kɯ̟̊ᵝɕã̠ɴ]

Noun

バックシャン • (bakkushan) 

  1. (dated slang) a woman who is attractive from behind, usually in reference to her buttocks.
  2. (dated slang, in particular) butterface: A woman who is attractive from behind but ugly from the front.
    Synonym: 一石六斗 (ikkoku rokuto)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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