半はん鐘しょう泥どろ棒ぼう

noun

very tall person

Humorous, colloquial term likening a very tall person to a fire lookout tower (半鐘) that a thief (泥棒) might climb to steal the bell. Not a literal thief.

• あの半はん鐘しょう泥どろ棒ぼうみたいな人ひと、バスケット選せん手しゅかな。

  That guy who's like a fire-tower thief—maybe he's a basketball player.