ポカ

ぽ

か

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

colloquial

Colloquial term for a silly or careless mistake, often used in casual conversation.

は

大だい

事じ

な

会かい

議ぎ

で

ポカ

を

し

て

しまっ

た

。

He made a blunder at the important meeting.

ミス
ミス is a more general and neutral term for a mistake, while ポカ is specifically a careless or silly blunder with a colloquial tone.
失しっ敗ぱい
失敗 is a formal word for failure or mistake, whereas ポカ is casual and implies a minor, often avoidable error.

The origin is uncertain, but it may be related to the mimetic word ぽかん (pokan), suggesting a blank or absent-minded state.