プロレス

Japanese

Etymology

Clipping of プロフェッショナルレスリング (purofesshonaru resuringu, from English professional wrestling), プロレスリング (pro resuringu, from English pro wrestling)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) プロレス [pùrórésú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [pɯ̟ɾo̞ɾe̞sɨ]

Noun

プロレス • (puroresu) 

1. professional wrestling
2. (slang) A scripted or pre-planned action or performance involving two or more people.
   • 国会での政治家の答弁はただのプロレスだ

     Kokkai de no seijika no touben wa tadano puroresu da.

     The politician's discussion on the national diet was just like a pro-wrestling move.

See also

• プロ (puro)
• レスリング (resuringu)