Software described as 香ばしい
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Upon seeing a particular enterprise software solution XYZ being mentioned, a passing-by IT engineer wrote this:
XYZなかなか香ばしい
My dictionary only have food-related definitions for this word.
What could have he meant?
internet-slang
edited Mar 17 at 3:31
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Upon seeing a particular enterprise software solution XYZ being mentioned, a passing-by IT engineer wrote this:
XYZなかなか香ばしい
My dictionary only have food-related definitions for this word.
What could have he meant?
internet-slang
edited Mar 17 at 3:31
Chocolate♦
48.8k461123
asked Mar 15 at 8:27
Nicolas RaoulNicolas Raoul
5,32422262
Which dictionaries? Monolingual?
– Leebo
Mar 15 at 8:36
As this person is an IT engineer, he might be likely to use net-slang. Maybe he means dubious or suspicious.
– BJCUAI
Mar 15 at 8:42
@Leebo: Japanese/English, actually. I just checked the monolingual kotobank.jp/word/%E9%A6%99%E3%81%B0%E3%81%97%E3%81%84-497139 it has more definitions but I don't think any matches.
– Nicolas Raoul
Mar 15 at 8:45
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Upon seeing a particular enterprise software solution XYZ being mentioned, a passing-by IT engineer wrote this:
XYZなかなか香ばしい
My dictionary only have food-related definitions for this word.
What could have he meant?
internet-slang
edited Mar 17 at 3:31
Chocolate♦
48.8k461123
asked Mar 15 at 8:27
Nicolas RaoulNicolas Raoul
5,32422262
Upon seeing a particular enterprise software solution XYZ being mentioned, a passing-by IT engineer wrote this:
XYZなかなか香ばしい
My dictionary only have food-related definitions for this word.
What could have he meant?
internet-slang
internet-slang
edited Mar 17 at 3:31
Chocolate♦
48.8k461123
asked Mar 15 at 8:27
Nicolas RaoulNicolas Raoul
5,32422262
edited Mar 17 at 3:31
Chocolate♦
48.8k461123
asked Mar 15 at 8:27
Nicolas RaoulNicolas Raoul
5,32422262
edited Mar 17 at 3:31
Chocolate♦
48.8k461123
edited Mar 17 at 3:31
Chocolate♦
48.8k461123
edited Mar 17 at 3:31
Chocolate♦
48.8k461123
48.8k461123
asked Mar 15 at 8:27
Nicolas RaoulNicolas Raoul
5,32422262
asked Mar 15 at 8:27
Nicolas RaoulNicolas Raoul
5,32422262
asked Mar 15 at 8:27
Nicolas RaoulNicolas Raoul
5,32422262
5,32422262
Which dictionaries? Monolingual?
– Leebo
Mar 15 at 8:36
As this person is an IT engineer, he might be likely to use net-slang. Maybe he means dubious or suspicious.
– BJCUAI
Mar 15 at 8:42
@Leebo: Japanese/English, actually. I just checked the monolingual kotobank.jp/word/%E9%A6%99%E3%81%B0%E3%81%97%E3%81%84-497139 it has more definitions but I don't think any matches.
– Nicolas Raoul
Mar 15 at 8:45
add a comment |
Which dictionaries? Monolingual?
– Leebo
Mar 15 at 8:36
As this person is an IT engineer, he might be likely to use net-slang. Maybe he means dubious or suspicious.
– BJCUAI
Mar 15 at 8:42
@Leebo: Japanese/English, actually. I just checked the monolingual kotobank.jp/word/%E9%A6%99%E3%81%B0%E3%81%97%E3%81%84-497139 it has more definitions but I don't think any matches.
– Nicolas Raoul
Mar 15 at 8:45
Which dictionaries? Monolingual?
– Leebo
Mar 15 at 8:36
Which dictionaries? Monolingual?
– Leebo
Mar 15 at 8:36
As this person is an IT engineer, he might be likely to use net-slang. Maybe he means dubious or suspicious.
– BJCUAI
Mar 15 at 8:42
As this person is an IT engineer, he might be likely to use net-slang. Maybe he means dubious or suspicious.
– BJCUAI
Mar 15 at 8:42
@Leebo: Japanese/English, actually. I just checked the monolingual kotobank.jp/word/%E9%A6%99%E3%81%B0%E3%81%97%E3%81%84-497139 it has more definitions but I don't think any matches.
– Nicolas Raoul
Mar 15 at 8:45
@Leebo: Japanese/English, actually. I just checked the monolingual kotobank.jp/word/%E9%A6%99%E3%81%B0%E3%81%97%E3%81%84-497139 it has more definitions but I don't think any matches.
– Nicolas Raoul
Mar 15 at 8:45
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「香こうばしい」 used in the context you described must have been used for its internet slang meaning rather than for its "dictionary" meaning about food smelling fragrant, aromatic, etc.
The slang meanings are instead negative -- "shady", "cringe-worthy", "pitiful", etc.
answered Mar 15 at 8:45
l'électeurl'électeur
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I suppose they meant code smell!
– Peter A. Schneider
Mar 15 at 9:44
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Adding to @l'électeur's answer, one of the main usages of 香ばしい is to describe the fragrance of cooked food: toasty or roasty in English.
On top of this association, it comes to be used as an internet slang with a figurative sense of "smelling smoke"; that is, to jokingly suggest "I smell their brain burning", "it smells flaming-prone", or anything that has volatile dangers that can be felt.
edited Mar 17 at 3:23
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「香こうばしい」 used in the context you described must have been used for its internet slang meaning rather than for its "dictionary" meaning about food smelling fragrant, aromatic, etc.
The slang meanings are instead negative -- "shady", "cringe-worthy", "pitiful", etc.
answered Mar 15 at 8:45
l'électeurl'électeur
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I suppose they meant code smell!
– Peter A. Schneider
Mar 15 at 9:44
add a comment |
「香こうばしい」 used in the context you described must have been used for its internet slang meaning rather than for its "dictionary" meaning about food smelling fragrant, aromatic, etc.
The slang meanings are instead negative -- "shady", "cringe-worthy", "pitiful", etc.
answered Mar 15 at 8:45
l'électeurl'électeur
129k9168277
3
I suppose they meant code smell!
– Peter A. Schneider
Mar 15 at 9:44
add a comment |
「香こうばしい」 used in the context you described must have been used for its internet slang meaning rather than for its "dictionary" meaning about food smelling fragrant, aromatic, etc.
The slang meanings are instead negative -- "shady", "cringe-worthy", "pitiful", etc.
answered Mar 15 at 8:45
l'électeurl'électeur
129k9168277
「香こうばしい」 used in the context you described must have been used for its internet slang meaning rather than for its "dictionary" meaning about food smelling fragrant, aromatic, etc.
The slang meanings are instead negative -- "shady", "cringe-worthy", "pitiful", etc.
answered Mar 15 at 8:45
l'électeurl'électeur
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answered Mar 15 at 8:45
l'électeurl'électeur
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answered Mar 15 at 8:45
l'électeurl'électeur
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answered Mar 15 at 8:45
l'électeurl'électeur
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I suppose they meant code smell!
– Peter A. Schneider
Mar 15 at 9:44
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3
I suppose they meant code smell!
– Peter A. Schneider
Mar 15 at 9:44
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I suppose they meant code smell!
– Peter A. Schneider
Mar 15 at 9:44
I suppose they meant code smell!
– Peter A. Schneider
Mar 15 at 9:44
add a comment |
Adding to @l'électeur's answer, one of the main usages of 香ばしい is to describe the fragrance of cooked food: toasty or roasty in English.
On top of this association, it comes to be used as an internet slang with a figurative sense of "smelling smoke"; that is, to jokingly suggest "I smell their brain burning", "it smells flaming-prone", or anything that has volatile dangers that can be felt.
edited Mar 17 at 3:23
Chocolate♦
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answered Mar 16 at 4:45
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Adding to @l'électeur's answer, one of the main usages of 香ばしい is to describe the fragrance of cooked food: toasty or roasty in English.
On top of this association, it comes to be used as an internet slang with a figurative sense of "smelling smoke"; that is, to jokingly suggest "I smell their brain burning", "it smells flaming-prone", or anything that has volatile dangers that can be felt.
edited Mar 17 at 3:23
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Adding to @l'électeur's answer, one of the main usages of 香ばしい is to describe the fragrance of cooked food: toasty or roasty in English.
On top of this association, it comes to be used as an internet slang with a figurative sense of "smelling smoke"; that is, to jokingly suggest "I smell their brain burning", "it smells flaming-prone", or anything that has volatile dangers that can be felt.
edited Mar 17 at 3:23
Chocolate♦
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answered Mar 16 at 4:45
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
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Adding to @l'électeur's answer, one of the main usages of 香ばしい is to describe the fragrance of cooked food: toasty or roasty in English.
On top of this association, it comes to be used as an internet slang with a figurative sense of "smelling smoke"; that is, to jokingly suggest "I smell their brain burning", "it smells flaming-prone", or anything that has volatile dangers that can be felt.
edited Mar 17 at 3:23
Chocolate♦
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answered Mar 16 at 4:45
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
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edited Mar 17 at 3:23
Chocolate♦
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answered Mar 16 at 4:45
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Which dictionaries? Monolingual?
– Leebo
Mar 15 at 8:36
As this person is an IT engineer, he might be likely to use net-slang. Maybe he means dubious or suspicious.
– BJCUAI
Mar 15 at 8:42
@Leebo: Japanese/English, actually. I just checked the monolingual kotobank.jp/word/%E9%A6%99%E3%81%B0%E3%81%97%E3%81%84-497139 it has more definitions but I don't think any matches.
– Nicolas Raoul
Mar 15 at 8:45