Japanese symbol for “baggy”
ガバガバ
ガバガバ
Romaji: gabagaba
oversized (clothing); baggy
In Japanese, baggy is ガバガバ (gabagaba).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no oversized (clothing); baggy
- adv, adv-to, vs rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly
- adv, adv-to, vs sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
Written forms: —. Readings: ガバガバ、がばがば.
Other Japanese words for “baggy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ぶかぶか | ぶかぶか bukabuka | too large (clothing); baggy; loose-fitting |
| だぶだぶ | だぶだぶ dabudabu | loose (of clothing); baggy |
| ルーズ | ルーズ ruuzu | loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; baggy |
| グサグサ | グサグサ gusagusa | loose; sloppy; baggy |
| たぶたぶ | たぶたぶ tabutabu | loose; baggy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “baggy”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.