Papa’s Bicycle

New Expressions & Buzzwords | パパチャリ

Papa’s Bicycle

Bicycles with shopping baskets attached are called “mama-chari” (mama’s bicycle). Papa-chari are mama-chari bicycles converted to masculine tastes that children can ride along on. The words baba-chari for grandmothers and jiji-chari for grandfathers have also appeared.

ものよう
Kaimono you no
shopping
かごが
kago ga
baskets
ついている
tsuite iru
attached with
自転車じてんしゃ
jitensha o/wo
bicycles
ママチャリままちゃり」と
“mama’chari” to
mama-chari
いいます。
iimasu.
are called
パパぱぱチャリちゃりとは
Papa’chari towa/ha
papa-chari
ママチャリままちゃり
mama’chari o/wo
mama-chari
どもが
kodomo ga
children
せられるように
noserareru youni
can ride along on
男性だんせいごのみに
dansei’gonomi ni
masculine tastes (that)
改造かいぞうした
kaizou shita
converted to
自転車じてんしゃのこと
jitensha no koto
bicycles
です。
desu.
are
祖母そぼ
Sobo
grandmothers
よう
you no
for
ババチャリばばちゃり
baba’chari,
baba-chari
祖父そふ
sofu
(and) grandfathers
よう
you no
for
ジジチャリじじちゃり
jiji’chari
jiji-chari
という言葉ことば
to iu kotoba
the words
mo
also
登場とうじょうしています。
toujou shite imasu.
have appeared

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