Comments on: Naui the Undying

By: Bathrobe

Bathrobe — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:04:24 +0000

Learnt it from a (Japanese) teacher, who introduced it to us as a trendy term!

By: Matt TREYVAUD

Matt TREYVAUD — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:31:52 +0000

D’oh! Thanks, LH.

How did you learn “nau na” in 1974 without being in Japan, Bathrobe?

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By: Bathrobe

Bathrobe — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:24:16 +0000

Well, nau na must have been my very first ryūkōgo, which I learnt in 1974 before I even went to Japan!

I also remember naui, except that I tend to recall it in the form nauku nai, a phrase directed at me in amused ironic tones by an attractive young woman — not an ojisan.

By: W. David MARX

W. David MARX — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:06:17 +0000

Fixed.

By: language hat

language hat — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:26:20 +0000

Very nice! A couple of typos: “Cartophilus” should be Cartaphilus, and “countereffensive” s/b counteroffensive.

By: Matt TREYVAUD

Matt TREYVAUD — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:50:39 +0000

I see your radio yaki and raise you Asakusa's own electric brandy.

By: Japanese pissing contest

Japanese pissing contest — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:38:22 +0000

Yeah me too, funny that !

the old Osaka tako-yaki precursor, was exactly what sprang to mind.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:35:18 +0000

“Naui” always reminds me of that old Osaka tako-yaki precursor “Radio Yaki,” which undoubtedly sounded frightfully hip in 1933.

By: Julien

Julien — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:26:28 +0000

I once was described as “naui” by an ojisan at the sento. He gave me the feeling he actually thought the word was still used..so I couldn’t help laughing..