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借りパチ (かりパチ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
borrowing without returning ; mooching
slang
Slang, originally Kansai dialect. Refers to the act of borrowing something (often money or small items) and never giving it back, or a person who habitually does this. Can be used as a noun or with する.
See also: ぱちる · かりパク
1000 円えん 借か り パチ さ れ た まま 返かえ っ て こ ない 。
I lent him 1000 yen and he never paid me back.
Written forms 借か りパチ
Standard slang spelling; 借り is kanji, パチ is katakana.
借か りぱち
Hiragana variant of the same slang term.
カリパチ
kana-only spelling
All-katakana spelling, common in casual writing.
かりぱち
Similar words ぱちる ぱちる is a verb meaning to steal or swipe something casually; 借りパチ specifically implies borrowing with no intention of returning.
かりパク かりパク is a similar slang term for borrowing without returning, but 借りパチ is more strongly associated with Kansai dialect.
Etymology Compound of 借り (kari, 'borrowing') and パチ (pachi), likely from ぱちる (pachiru, 'to swipe, steal'). The exact derivation of パチ is uncertain, but it may be sound-symbolic or a shortening of a dialectal word.
