大だい尽じん遊あそび

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Meanings

noun

extravagant spending spree; spending like a millionaire

Often associated with lavish entertainment in red-light districts, but can refer to any wildly extravagant spending. The term 大尽 means a wealthy person or big spender.

彼かれは相そう続ぞくした財ざい産さんで大だい尽じん遊あそびをした。
He went on an extravagant spending spree with his inheritance.
バブル期きには大だい尽じん遊あそびをする人ひとが多おおかった。
During the bubble era, many people spent money like millionaires.

Kanji

大large, big
尽exhaust, use up, run out of
遊play

Related words

散さん財ざい
散財 means squandering money or wasting money, often with a negative connotation of foolishness, while 大尽遊び emphasizes the lavish, high-roller style of spending, sometimes with a sense of enjoyment or showing off.
豪ごう遊ゆう
豪遊 is a more general term for extravagant partying or living it up, not necessarily tied to the image of a wealthy patron in red-light districts.

Built from

大だい尽じん+遊あそぶ

Etymology

Compound of 大尽 (だいじん, 'wealthy person, big spender') and 遊び (あそび, 'play, entertainment'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely emerged in the Edo period when wealthy merchants and patrons engaged in lavish entertainment in pleasure quarters.