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タダ飯 (ただめし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

タダ飯めし

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め

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Meanings

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noun

free food; free meal

colloquial

Colloquial term for food obtained without paying, often with a nuance of taking advantage of a situation.

友とも達だちの家いえでタダ飯めしを食たべる。
I eat free food at my friend's house.
あいつはいつもタダ飯めしを狙ねらっている。
That guy is always looking for a free meal.

Written forms

タダ飯めしUsage46%
Common colloquial spelling with katakana タダ for emphasis.
ただ飯めしUsage46%
Hiragana + kanji spelling; also common.
タダメシUsage8%
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Kanji

飯meal, boiled rice

Similar words

ただ
ただ means 'free of charge' as an adjective or adverb; タダ飯 specifically refers to a free meal or food.
飯めし
飯 is a casual word for 'meal' or 'cooked rice'; タダ飯 combines it with ただ to mean 'free food'.

Etymology

Compound of ただ (free) and めし (meal, food). The katakana spelling タダ is often used for emphasis in casual contexts.