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Mariko Aoki phenomenon

noun

Etymology

Named after a Japanese woman who wrote to a magazine about this tendency in 1985.

  1. derived from woman who wrote to a magazine about this tendency in 1985

Definitions

  1. The common urge to defecate when entering a bookstore or library.

    • I mean, you talk about "bookache." Persons with a history of experiencing Mariko Aoki phenomenon were described as having a book bowel tendency, a “book bowel.”

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