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Texture & Touch

ぶよぶよ

buyo-buyo

Flabby / squishy

Soft, loose flesh or material that jiggles when touched. Unpleasantly soft and lacking firmness.

💡Poking at leftover gelatin — 'The old jelly was buyo-buyo and gross.'

Example

お腹がぶよぶよになってしまった。

My belly has become buyo-buyo flabby.

Quiz yourself

After months without exercise, my arms felt ___ and weak.

運動をサボって腕が○○になった。

flabbysquishysoftjigglyloose
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