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ぺしゃんこ

peshanko

Squashed flat, crushed down

Describes something that has been flattened or crushed completely. Often used for hats, boxes, or deflated objects.

💡Sitting on a hat — 'Oh no, my hat is peshanko now!'

Example

段ボール箱がぺしゃんこに潰れた。

The cardboard box got squashed peshanko flat.

Quiz yourself

I sat on the gift box and it went completely ___.

プレゼントの箱の上に座ってしまい、○○になった。

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