"sushi terrorism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From sushi + terrorism. Coined in early 2023. Etymology templates: {{com|en|sushi|terrorism}} sushi + terrorism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sushi terrorism (uncountable)
  1. (economics, food, neologism) Unhygienic pranks committed at conveyor belt sushi restaurants in Japan, such as licking shared soy sauce bottles, spitting on food, and touching other diners' sushi. Tags: neologism, uncountable Translations (unhygienic pranks towards Japanese sushi restaurants): sushiterrorismi (Finnish), 寿司テロ (english: sushi tero) (Japanese), сушитерроризм (sušiterrorizm) (Russian), суши-терроризм (suši-terrorizm) (Russian)
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