冷ひや飯めし食くい

noun

person given the cold shoulder; unwelcome guest

Describes someone who is treated coldly or ignored by a group or household, as if they are only given cold rice to eat. Overlaps with sense 1 but emphasizes the cold reception rather than dependency.

• 新しん入いりの彼かれはまだ冷ひや飯めし食くい扱あつかいだ。

  The newcomer is still treated like an unwelcome guest.

noun

non-inheriting son (Edo period); younger son with no inheritance

Historical term from the Edo period. Refers to younger sons who could not inherit the family estate and were often dependent on the eldest brother or other relatives, hence metaphorically 'eating cold rice'. Familiar language.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、冷ひや飯めし食くいは次じ男なん以い下かの息子むすこを指さした。

  In the Edo period, 冷や飯食い referred to second sons and younger.