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パパ活 (パパかつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
compensated dating ; sugar daddy dating
slang
Slang term for a relationship where a younger person, typically a woman, receives money or gifts from an older man in exchange for companionship or dates. Often implies a transactional, non-committed arrangement.
Kanji 活 lively, resuscitation, being helped Similar words 援えん 助じょ 交こう 際さい 援助交際 is an older term often associated with teenage prostitution, while パパ活 is a more recent slang term that typically implies a less explicitly sexual, more companionship-based arrangement with an older man.
パパ パパ here specifically means 'sugar daddy', not 'father'. The term パパ活 is derived from this slang usage.
Etymology A blend of パパ (papa, here meaning 'sugar daddy') and 活 (katsu, short for 活動 'activity'), modeled after other 〇〇活 compounds like 就活 (job hunting).
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She went to a fancy restaurant with a man she met through compensated dating.
