Etymology

inemuri

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Today it means: The practice of dozing at school or work, interpreted in Japanese culture as evidence that a person has been working hard. Full definition →

Japanese いねむり
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed fromいねむり
  2. Japanese · borrowed fromいねむり
  3. English todayinemuri

Borrowed from Japanese いねむり.

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