dried-fish woman

derogatory idiomatic

(Asia, idiomatic, derogatory) A woman, especially a young one, who lacks a significant other.

Japanese Meaning

（アジアのイディオムで、軽蔑的な表現）恋人や結婚相手がいない、またはその存在感が薄い女性、特に若い女性を指す表現。

When she arrived alone at the party, some of the guests whispered that she must be a dried-fish woman.

彼女が一人でパーティーに来ると、招待客の何人かは彼女を干物女だと囁いた。

Sense（1）

(Asia, idiomatic, derogatory) A woman, especially a young one, who lacks a significant other.

dried-fish women

（ plural ）