の【げたのゆき】

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. hanger-on; lackey; sycophant; snow stuck under a geta sandalidiomatic expressionderogatoryusu. in ref. to the smaller party in a coalition government
Forms
  • の【げたのゆき】
  • げたのゆき
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. hanger-on; lackey; sycophant
    2. This usage refers to a person who flatters and serves another out of self-interest, similar to a sycophant who seeks to gain favor or advantage at the cost of integrity.
    He is always by the president’s side, just like a hanger-on.
    She is very loyal to that politician, acting like a lackey.
  2. snow stuck under a geta sandal
    3. This meaning relates to the literal interpretation and imagery of snow that clings to the traditional Japanese wooden sandals, suggesting something unwanted or burdensome that is carried along.
    The snow stuck to the geta made walking difficult.
    I walked along the path, brushing off the snow stuck under my geta.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to become a hanger-onto stop being a sycophantようa presence like a lackeyto shake off the snow stuck under a geta sandalto be a sycophant to someoneto be referred to as a hanger-onthe feelings of a lackeya typical example of a sycophantthe hanger-on of a politician
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