therapistjoe wrote:

> page 40 of Peter Constantine's Japanese Street Slang:
>
> "...created Anglo-German concoctions like 'bakku-shen' (from Back+Schoen),
> originally meaning "nice ass" but later "attractive from behind, but what a
> shock when you see the front..."
>
> mark

Ah, THAT'S where I read it. I liked Constantine's first book on Japanese Street
Slang.

> "Daihard" <daihardM3@yahoo_NOSPAM_.com> wrote in message
> news:Ux1Ia.16491$Nf.39555@sea-read.news.verio.net...
> > "Kernel Sandas" <kernelsandas@yahoo.co.uk> wrote...
> > > You are walking down the street and see a girl with a perfect body
> > > and beautiful hair just ahead of you. You think she must be very
> > > good looking and want to see her face. You think about hurrying on
> > > ahead and sneaking a look back, or somehow making her turn round so
> > > you can see her face. Anyway, somehow you manage to get a look at
> > > her face and it turns out to be very plain or downright ugly.
> > >
> > > Someone once told me there was a word in Japanese for this situation.
> > > If anyone knows the word or an english equivalent, please let me know.
> >
> > It's "back shan."  The word "shan" came from the German "schoen" ('oe' is
> > really an 'o' with umlaut), which means "beautiful." It's actually a
> fairly
> > old term.  I'm not sure they use it anymore.
> >
> > Dai
> >
> >
>
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