also: しりつぼみ
tapering off; weak ending; anticlimax
Describes something that starts strong but gradually loses momentum, becomes smaller, or ends weakly. Often used for stories, events, trends, or physical shapes that narrow toward the end.
The movie was interesting in the first half, but the second half tapered off.
The economic recovery ended in an anticlimax.
Rare kanji spelling using 窄; can also be read しりつぼみ.
Alternate spelling with つ; reading しりつぼみ is also used.
Compound of 尻 (buttocks, end) and すぼみ (narrowing, from verb すぼむ 'to become narrow'). Literally 'narrowing at the end', describing something that tapers off.