Lingaku- hanger-on; lackey; sycophant; snow stuck under a geta sandalidiomatic expressionderogatoryusu. in ref. to the smaller party in a coalition government
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- hanger-on; lackey; sycophant
- snow stuck under a geta sandal
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.
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.
Generated collocations (experimental)
げたのゆき下駄の雪になるto become a hanger-onげたのゆき下駄の雪をやめるto stop being a sycophantげたのゆき下駄の雪のようなそんざい存在a presence like a lackeyげたのゆき下駄の雪をはらう払うto shake off the snow stuck under a geta sandalひと人にげたのゆき下駄の雪になるto be a sycophant to someoneげたのゆき下駄の雪とよばれる呼ばれるto be referred to as a hanger-onげたのゆき下駄の雪のしんじょう心情the feelings of a lackeyげたのゆき下駄の雪のてんけい典型a typical example of a sycophantせいじか政治家のげたのゆき下駄の雪the hanger-on of a politician