noun
aerosol deodorant; spray-on deodorant
A wasei-eigo term for a deodorant product that sprays on as a dry powder. Common in drugstores and daily conversation.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from powder spray
夏はパウダースプレーがないと困る。
In summer, I can't do without powder spray deodorant.
ドラッグストアでパウダースプレーを買った。
I bought an aerosol deodorant at the drugstore.
Variant spelling with an interpunct; less common than the solid form.
Wasei-eigo from English 'powder spray'. The term is not used in English with this exact meaning; it was coined in Japanese to describe a specific type of aerosol deodorant.