ジベタリアン

noun

young people who sit on the ground or sidewalk

A Japanese slang term blending 地べた (ground) and ベジタリアン (vegetarian), referring to young people who sit on the ground in public spaces, often seen as a social phenomenon.

• 駅えき前まえでジベタリアンが増ふえているらしい。

  Apparently, the number of young people sitting on the ground in front of the station is increasing.

• ジベタリアンは通つう行こうの邪じゃ魔まになることもある。

  Young people sitting on the ground can sometimes obstruct pedestrian traffic.