sokaiya

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noun

A form of racketeer in Japan who blackmails companies by threatening to publicly humiliate their management.

OriginJapanese 総会屋 →
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Meanings

nounsokaiya (plural sokaiyas or sokaiya)

plural sokaiyas

  1. A form of racketeer in Japan who blackmails companies by threatening to publicly humiliate their management.

Origin

  1. Japanese総会屋
  2. Englishsokaiya

Borrowed from Japanese 総会屋.

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APA

sokaiya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sokaiya

MLA

“sokaiya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sokaiya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sokaiya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sokaiya.

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