Today’s J-Slang is…
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おっちょこちょい
Occhokochoi = to be clumsy
おっちょこちょいだね
kanojo tte occhokochoi da ne = She’s really clumsy isn’t she
This has to be one of my favorite words in Japanese partly because of the way it rolls off the tongue. I wouldn’t say this is a particularly mean word. It is usually used for children or between friends and contains an element of cuteness or fondness of the person it is being used for. For example, “oh look at little Kenta, he’s dropped his build blocks, bless…(he’s clumsy)”
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