karoshi
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[edit] Etymology
Japanese 過労死 (karōshi), from 過労 (karō), “‘overwork’”) + 死 (shi), “‘death’”).
[edit] Noun
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karoshi (uncountable)
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): Death, such as from heart attack or stroke, brought on by overwork or job-related stress.
- 1976, Bill Henderson, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, Pushcart Press, page 207:
- For a while he began to speak Japanese, rather slangy, never having seemed to learn it — karoshi for death from overwork, yakitaori-ya for eatery, and gaijin for clumsy foreigner.
- 1976, Bill Henderson, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, Pushcart Press, page 207:
