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おかんむり (okanmuri) Japanese meaning: bad temper | Kotomora
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Related words 冠かんむり を 曲ま げる The literal phrase meaning 'to bend one's crown', which is the origin of おかんむり. It is an idiomatic expression for getting cross or offended.
不ふ 機き 嫌げん A more standard and neutral word for 'bad mood' or 'displeasure'. おかんむり is more colloquial and carries a nuance of visible sulkiness.
Etymology Derived from the phrase 冠を曲げる (to bend one's crown), meaning to get cross or offended. The prefix お adds politeness, and the word is now a colloquial noun for a bad mood.
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The boss was in a huff, and the meeting dragged on.
