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使いっ走り (つかいっぱしり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
gofer ; dogsbody ; errand runner
Colloquial, often derogatory term for a person who is ordered around to run errands or do menial tasks for someone else. Implies low status and lack of autonomy.
使つか
いっ
走ぱし
り
で
、
毎まい
日にち
コーヒー
を
買か
い
に
行い
かさ
れる
。
He's his boss's gofer and is sent to buy coffee every day.
Written forms 使つか いっ 走ぱし り
Standard kanji-kana spelling.
使つか いっぱしり
Variant spelling with small-tsu in kana; less common but still seen.
Kanji 使 use, send on a mission, order Similar words パシリ Slang abbreviation of 使いっ走り, even more casual and often used among young people or in school settings.
下した っ 端ぱ Means 'underling' or 'low-ranking person'; broader than 使いっ走り, not specifically about running errands.
Etymology Compound of 使い (errand, messenger) and 走り (running), with emphatic gemination (促音) inserted. Literally 'running errands', referring to a person who is made to dash around doing tasks.
