Etymology

namahage

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Today it means: A demon-like being in Japanese folklore, portrayed by men in ogre masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual of admonishing badly-behaved children. Full definition →

Japanese 生剥
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from生剥
  2. English todaynamahage

From Japanese 生剥.

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