黒歴史

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くろ
Grade: 2
れき
Grade: 5

Grade: 5
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
黑歷史 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(kuro, black) +‎ 歴史 (rekishi, history). Originally, this term was used in Turn A Gundam, a Japanese animation, and referred to a fictional past great war.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɾo̞ɾe̞kʲiɕi]
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Noun

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(くろ)(れき)() (kurorekishi

  1. (Internet slang, especially anime and manga fandom) events or things from the past which one wants to whitewash/erase from history (due to it being embarrassing, poorly received, etc.); dark past

Descendants

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See also

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