妻鈍さいのろジー

also: サイノロジー

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Meanings

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noun

uxoriousness; being easy on one's wife; a man who is easy on his wife

dated termjocular, humorous

Dated humorous coinage, modeled on サイコロジー (psychology), implying a man's excessive devotion or lenience toward his wife. Rare in modern use.

Kanji

妻wife, spouse
鈍dull, slow, foolish

Related words

サイコロジー
The source word for the pun; 妻鈍ジー is a playful blend of 妻 (wife) and サイコロジー (psychology), suggesting a 'psychology of being soft on one's wife'.
恐きょう妻さい家か
A more common modern term for a husband who fears or is overly deferential to his wife; 妻鈍ジー is a dated, jocular alternative.

Written forms

妻鈍さいのろジー
Standard kanji-katakana spelling for this dated humorous term.
サイノロジー
kana-only spelling
All-katakana spelling, reflecting the word's playful, pseudo-academic coinage.

Etymology

A humorous pun on サイコロジー, replacing its middle with 妻 “wife” and 鈍, read のろ and meaning dull or slow. The resulting 妻鈍ジー characterizes a husband as indulgently ineffectual toward his wife.