キャットタン

noun

cat tongue; sensitive to hot food

Slang term for someone who cannot eat or drink very hot things because their tongue is sensitive to heat. Often used self-deprecatingly or to describe a picky eater. Compare with the native term 猫舌 (ねこじた), which has the same meaning but is more standard.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from cat tongue

See also: 猫舌

• 私わたし、キャットタンだから熱あついラーメンはちょっと苦にが手てなんだよね。

  I have a cat tongue, so I'm not great with hot ramen.

• 彼かれはキャットタンで、いつもスープを冷さましてから飲のむ。

  He has a cat tongue and always lets his soup cool down before drinking it.