"dried-fish woman" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-dried-fish woman.ogg [Australia] Forms: dried-fish women [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Japanese 干物女 (himono-onna). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ja|干物女|tr=himono-onna}} Calque of Japanese 干物女 (himono-onna) Head templates: {{en-noun|dried-fish women}} dried-fish woman (plural dried-fish women)
  1. (Asia, idiomatic, derogatory) A woman, especially a young one, who lacks a significant other. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-dried-fish_woman-en-noun-Cbf3aZId Categories (other): Asian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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