ノーガード

noun

off guard; defenseless; no guard

Wasei-eigo from English 'no guard'. Used in contexts like boxing, martial arts, or metaphorically for being unprepared or vulnerable.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from no guard

• 彼かれはノーガードでパンチを食くらってしまった。

  He took a punch with his guard down.

• 試し合あい中ちゅうに一いっ瞬しゅんノーガードになった隙すきを突つかれた。

  During the match, he was caught off guard for a moment and got hit.