also: ぱっつんぱっつん · ぱつんぱつん
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
bursting at the seams; bulging; skin-tight
Describes something filled to capacity, often clothing that is too tight or a container that is overstuffed. Mimetic word.
このジーンズ、パツパツでもう入らない。
These jeans are so tight I can't fit into them anymore.
パッツンパッツンのスカートを履いている。
She's wearing a skin-tight skirt.
adverb
snip-snip; sound of scissors cutting
Only with reading パツパツ / ぱつぱつ
Onomatopoeia for the sound of scissors snipping. Restricted to the shorter readings パツパツ and ぱつぱつ.
美容師がパツパツと髪を切っている。
The hairdresser is snipping away at the hair.
Hiragana variant of the less common form.
Mimetic word derived from the sound of something straining or bursting, or the snipping sound of scissors. The exact origin is uncertain.