オフィスレディー

Japanese

Etymology

Typical attire of an office lady (オフィスレディー)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from office +‎ lady, equivalent to オフィス (ofisu) +‎ レディー (redī).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) オフィスレディー [òfísú réꜜdìì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɸʲisɨ ɾe̞dʲiː]

Noun

オフィスレディー • (ofisu redī) 

1. an "office lady" (female office worker responsible chiefly for menial, non-aspirational tasks)

Derived terms

• O(オー)L(エル) (ōeru)

Descendants

• → Cantonese: OL
• → English: OL
• → Korean: 오피스 레이디 (opiseu reidi)
• → Mandarin: OL
• → Russian: о́фис-ле́ди (ófis-lédi)