Cletus' First Collegiate Dictionary of Japanese Chin Music

yamanba

Witch woman. This term is applied derisively by the media to young women who sport artificial tans, dyed blonde hair, loose socks and lots of makeup. It's a term from a Japanese folk tale that describes an ogress who terrorizes villagers. Of course, the young women embrace the term, happy at the idea that they might actually scare their elders. The mecca for yamamba is Shibuya.

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