Etymology

zenpai

Z10E1N1P3A1I1

Today it means: the act of losing every bout in a tournament Full definition →

Japanese 全敗
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from全敗“utter defeat”
  2. English todayzenpai

Borrowed from Japanese 全敗 (zenpai, “utter defeat”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.