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Emotion & Feeling

つんつん

tsun-tsun

Aloof; standoffish; cold

Acting coldly distant and unapproachable, deliberately showing indifference or slight hostility. The origin of the 'tsundere' character type.

💡Used for someone who acts cold or snobby, pretends not to care, or turns away haughtily.

Example

彼女は初対面の人にはつんつんした態度をとることが多い。

She tends to act standoffish toward people she's just met.

Quiz yourself

She was acting ___ but secretly wanted to be invited to the party.

彼女は___した態度だったが、本当はパーティーに誘ってほしかった。

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