Etymology

akanbe

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Today it means: A taunting Japanese gesture of pulling down one's eyelid and sticking out one's tongue. Full definition →

Japanese あかんべえ
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromあかんべえ
  2. English todayakanbe

Borrowed from Japanese あかんべえ.

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