だいじょばない

Japanese

Etymology

Facetious reanalysis of だいじょぶ (daijobu, “okay”) as a godan -bu verb, and conjugating it in the negative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [da̠iʑo̞ba̠na̠i]

Adjective

だいじょばない • (daijobanai) -i (adverbial だいじょばなく (daijobanaku))

1. (slang) Synonym of だいじょぶではない (daijobu de wa nai, “not okay”)