What does ポンポン in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word ポンポン in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ポンポン in Japanese.

The word ポンポン in Japanese means ポンポン, 毛糸玉、ボンボン、ポンポン, ボンボン, お坊ちゃん、ボンボン, 甘やかされた悪がき、駄々っ子、甘ったれ、ぼんぼん, ぽんぽん、おなか, ポンポン 、 おなか. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ポンポン

ポンポン

(decorative fluffy ball)

The cheerleaders waived their pompoms during the football game.

毛糸玉、ボンボン、ポンポン

(decorative pom-pom) (飾り用)

Her Christmas sweater was decorated with red and green bobbles.

ボンボン

(Gallicism (piece of confectionery) (菓子)

The child's mother gave her a bonbon.

お坊ちゃん、ボンボン

(US, figurative, pejorative, informal (powerful, ineffectual person) (俗語、軽蔑的)

甘やかされた悪がき、駄々っ子、甘ったれ、ぼんぼん

(pejorative, slang (unpleasant or greedy child) (軽蔑的・俗語)

Children with no siblings are often thought of as being spoiled brats.

ぽんぽん、おなか

(abbr, informal (tummy: stomach) (幼児語)

ポンポン 、 おなか

(informal (stomach) (幼児語)

"I'm hungry," Karen said, patting her tummy.

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