Today’s J-Slang is…

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ドン引き

donbiki = to creep people out, to make people feel awkward or turned off

彼が痴漢で逮捕されたんだって。どんびきだよね。

kare ga chikan de taihou saretan datte. donbiki da yo ne.

They say he was arrested for molesting women. That’s so creepy. (It leaves me cold)

Donbiki is a phrase that refers to when people get creeped out or turned off by something. It’s used when something happens or someone says something that makes people feel uncomfortable and don’t know how to react.

彼が寒い冗談を言ったら皆がドン引きされていた。

kare ga samui joudan wo ittara mina ga donbiki sareteita.

When he told that terrible joke everyone was left cold.