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ぼっち

botchi

🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Tokyo

What does “ぼっち” mean?

all alone, a loner

Example

“今年もクリぼっちだ…”
kotoshi mo kuribotchi da…
Alone at Christmas again this year…

Good to know

クリぼっち = alone on Christmas Eve, which in Japan is a date night.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

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The textbook way to say it: 一人きり

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