princess carry

noun

A bridal carry.

“year unknown, Justin Miller, World Keeper: Advent, Justin Miller So, I scooped her up in my arms in a... yes... in a princess carry, and jumped out the window ...”

Meanings

nounprincess carry (plural princess carries)

plural princess carries

  1. JapanesefictionA bridal carry.

    year unknown, Justin Miller, World Keeper: Advent, Justin Miller So, I scooped her up in my arms in a... yes... in a princess carry, and jumped out the window ...

    4 more examples

    Elize was being held in a princess carry, and while she found that embarrassing, now wasn't really the time to complain.

    2020, Yukiya Murasaki, Altina the Sword Princess: Volume 4, J-Novel Club, →ISBN

    “A princess carry?” “Yeah, well, how do I describe it? I put my arm under your knees and behind your back and carry you.

    2021, Tsunehiko Watanabe, The Ideal Sponger Life: Volume 4, J-Novel Club, →ISBN

    “Oh! W-With a princess carry, then? Also known as a bridal carry?”

    2019, Supana Onikage, Lazy Dungeon Master: Volume 7, J-Novel Club, →ISBN

    She noticed that Flora's complexion was off, but she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable at the novel sight of Rio holding Flora in a princess carry.

    2020, Yuri Kitayama, Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Volume 8, J-Novel Club, →ISBN

    Synonyms: bridal carry

verbprincess carry (third-person singular simple present princess carries, present participle princess carrying, simple past and past participle princess carried)

present singular third person princess carries · participle present princess carrying · participle past princess carried · past princess carried

  1. JapanesefictionTo carry another person in a bridal carry.

    Naturally, he was going to princess carry her back.

    2017, Ryo Shirakome, Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Volume 2, J-Novel Club, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bridal carry.

Also see

Origin

  1. Japaneseお姫様だっこ“o-hime-sama dakko”
  2. Englishprincess carry

Calque of Japanese お姫様だっこ (“o-hime-sama dakko”).

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