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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
naturally cheerful
NEAKA
Literally 'root cheerful'. It is a slang
term used mostly by young people in Japan.
Are there similar slang words in English?
Cheerful not only now but it is his/her
born trait.
NEKURA
Literally 'root somber'. The opposite of the above.
Thank you.
Literally 'root cheerful'. It is a slang
term used mostly by young people in Japan.
Are there similar slang words in English?
Cheerful not only now but it is his/her
born trait.
NEKURA
Literally 'root somber'. The opposite of the above.
Thank you.
Top answer
Optimist: Someone that expects good things to happen. Could possibly mean someone that is born cheerful. Pessimist: the opposite.
- Optimist: Someone that expects good things to happen.
- Could possibly mean someone that is born cheerful.
- Pessimist: the opposite.
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Optimist: Someone that expects good things to happen. Could possibly mean someone that is born cheerful.
Pessimist: the opposite.
Pessimist: the opposite.
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I think your idea of looking for slang equivalents between two languages is misconceived. They are not always there. French for example has a slang word for "to miss", but if there is a slang word for "to miss" in English I do not know it. Similarly one language may express something in one word while another takes several. Spanish "madrugar" means "to get up early in the morning"; on the other
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An old-fashioned phrase: someone who has a "sunny disposition". Or a "cheery disposition".
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