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ウェディングブルー

Meanings

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noun

pre-wedding jitters; pre-nuptial doubts

Wasei-eigo term for anxiety or second thoughts before a wedding. Often compared to マリッジブルー, which can refer to broader marital doubts.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from wedding blue

See also: マリッジブルー

結けっ婚こん式しきが近ちかづくにつれて、ウェディングブルーになってしまった。
As the wedding day approached, I got a case of pre-wedding jitters.

Written forms

ウェディング・ブルー
- ウェディングブルー
  Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity.
- ウェディング・ブルー

Similar words

マリッジブルー
マリッジブルー can refer to doubts or depression after marriage as well as before, while ウェディングブルー is specifically about pre-wedding anxiety.

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'wedding' and 'blue' (meaning sadness). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in Japanese media or bridal culture.