nice guy

Noun

euphemistic idiomatic Internet derogatory sarcastic slang

Japanese Meaning

（婉曲的に）恋愛関係を求めながらも、平凡で魅力に欠ける、取り柄のない成人男性。 / （イディオム的な意味で）恋愛を望むが、個性や魅力が乏しく、目立たない男性。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は恋人を求める無害で平凡な男でいることが彼女の心をつかむと思っていたが、彼女にはあまりにも地味で魅力を感じられなかった。

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Sense（1）

The nice guy, they say, finishes last. But in romantic relationships, the nice guy often isn't even in the running. […] The nice guy may have expressed an interest in dating you…. The nice guy is the person who you trust and feel comfortable with, but don't see as "fun" or "challenging" or really all that "interesting," other than as a friend, of course.

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Sense（2）

(Internet slang, sarcastic, derogatory) A man who pretends to be kind and polite with the goal of attracting women, often becoming hostile and misogynistic when their advances are rebuffed; someone affected by nice guy syndrome.

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Sense（3）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nice, guy.

nice guys

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