ガングロ

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ガングロ (ganguro): a couple of young women sporting the ganguro look.

Etymology

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Alternative spelling
がん黒

Compound of (gan, face) +‎ (kuro, black), from the style of makeup intended to imitate a dark tan.[1] The kuro changes to guro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Cited since at least 1999.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡã̠ŋɡɯ̟ɾo̞]

Noun

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ガングロ (ganguro

  1. [from 1998] (fashion) ganguro (Japanese girl fashion trend)
    • 1998 July 8, Tomoe Enda, “Oji no jōshi kōsei kotoba, sono ichi”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 4:
      オジ1「今年(ことし)のOLはミクロでガングロでDBだし、ガンブーときてますからねぇ、()(さく)にもほどがある」
      オジ2「いやあ、(ぼく)()(じん)(てき)にはミクロは()きですよ」
      Oji 1 “Kotoshi no OL wa mikuro de ganguro de DB dashi, ganbū to kitemasu kara nē, fusaku ni mo hodo ga aru”
      Oji 2 “Iyā, boku wa kojinteki ni wa mikuro wa suki desu yo”
      Old timer 1: “This year’s office girls are all micro-mini, dark tanned, DB, uggos huh, not a good crop.” Old timer 2: “Well, personally, I like miniskirts.”
    • 2000 July 1, “Rika-chan keitai sutorappu”, in Arcadia, page 207:
      制服(せいふく)タイプと厚底(あつぞこ)タイプのゲーセン限定(げんてい)リカちゃんは、なんとガングロ金髪(きんぱつ)
      Seifuku taipu to atsuzoko taipu no gēsen gentei Rika-chan wa, nanto ganguro to kinpatsu!
      The school uniform-type and thick sole-type, arcade-only Licca-chan have surprising ganguro tan and blonde hair!
    • 2020 August 1, “ガングロ剣士(けんし)カナン (Ganguro Kenshi Kanan, Kanan the Ganguro Swordswoman)”, in デッキ改造(かいぞう)パック   驚愕(きょうがく)のライトニングアタック!! (Dekki Kaizō Pakku   Kyōgaku no Raitoningu Atakku!!, Deck-Modifying Pack: Shocking Lightning Attacks!!):
      不夜城(ふやじょう)主戦場(しゅせんじょう)とする女戦士(おんなけんし)ガングロになっても(つるぎ)(たて)手放(てばな)せなかった。バブリー・エルフはズッ(とも)
      Fuyajō o shusenjō to suru onna kenshi. Ganguro ni natte mo tsurugi to tate wa tebanasenakatta. Baburī Erufu wa zuttomo.
      A lady warrior who calls the nightless city her battleground. She couldn't let go of her sword and shield even when she became a ganguro girl. Bubbly Elf is her BFF.

Descendants

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  • English: ganguro
  • German: Ganguro
  • Korean: 간구로 (gan'guro)
  • Russian: га́нгуро (gánguro)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 がんぐろ”, in デジタル大辞泉[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months