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In Japan, a young person who lacks full-time employment, especially through lack of…In Japan, a young person (typically between the ages of 15-34) who lacks full-time employment (excluding housewives and students), especially through lack of interest in a career.
Meaning
1 sensesIn Japan, a young person (typically between the ages of 15-34) who lacks full-time employment (excluding housewives and students), especially through lack of interest in a career.
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese フリーター (furītā), possibly from English free and German Arbeiter (“laBorrowed from Japanese フリーター (furītā), possibly from English free and German Arbeiter (“labourer”).
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