Pendulum - Buri-kko

Japanese: 振子 - ぶりっこ
Pendulum - Buri-kko
〘 noun 〙 A person who behaves like a cute and good girl. Especially used for young women. A word that became popular around 1980. ※Ningen Dobutsuen (1981) by Azusa Nakajima, page 71 "The reason I don't like Hamatora no matter what is because of his 'cute and flirty look' and 'no big deal look'."

furi-ko [pendulum]

〘noun〙 An object that oscillates at a fixed period around a fixed point or axis. Examples include simple pendulums, solid pendulums, and conical pendulums. Shinshi. [Physics Academic Terms Japanese-English-French-German Bilingual Dictionary (1888)] *Koufu (1908) by Natsume Soseki "Like the pendulum of a grandfather clock"

Shin-shi [Pendulum]

〘Noun〙① = Furiko (pendulum) ※Kirokugyo (1905)〈Natsume Soseki〉 2 "The sound of the shuttle leaking through the window is like an endless pendulum."② Children who accompany those who exorcise demons on Setsubun. → Children. [Tokyo Annual Events (1911)]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 いかにもかわいくていい子のようにふるまう人。特に、若い女性にいう。昭和五五年（一九八〇）頃から流行した語。※にんげん動物園（1981）〈中島梓〉七一「私がハマトラを何としても気にくわないのは、それが『かわい子ぶりっこルック』『どうってことないルック』だからで」

ふり‐こ【振子】

〘名〙 一定点あるいは一定軸の周囲を一定の周期で振動する物体。単振り子、実体振り子、円錐振り子などがある。しんし。〔物理学術語和英仏独対訳字書（1888）〕※坑夫（1908）〈夏目漱石〉「柱時計の振子(フリコ)の様に」

しん‐し【振子】

〘名〙① ＝ふりこ（振子）※薤露行（1905）〈夏目漱石〉二「窓より洩るる梭の音の、絶間なき振子の如く」② 節分で、鬼やらいをする者につき従う子供たち。→侲子。〔東京年中行事（1911）〕

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