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Uploaded by on Sep 14, 2010

Check out my food channel for more food related videos.
http://youtube.com/japanesefoodchannel

WARNING!
まいう/maiu is a funny way to say DELICIOUS. It is NOT standard!

Check out this video for the guy who coined the word:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izd2mD9VHa4
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yil1ncn22Rg

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  • Maiu is a one of word used by celeblities.

    Those people often say some words in backword.

    Like Hawaii --> Waiha, Roppongi --> Giroppon, meshi-->shiime, and so on.

    Maiu is not a word Ishizuka ceated.

  • @waimanalo19

    これを見つけました.

    まいうー - 日本語俗語辞書

    まいうーとは「旨い」「美味しい」を意味する業界用語によくある­倒語のひとつである。倒語とは通常使っている言葉をひっくり返し­て表現するもので、業界でよく使われるものに『ワイハー(ハワイ­の意)』『デルモ(モデルの意)』などがあり、まいうーも単純に­「うまい」がひっくり返っただけである。まいうーが特に一般でも­使われるようになったキッカケはテレビ東京系列の『元祖!でぶや­』という番組で、この番組内でホンジャカマの石塚英彦と振付師兼­ダンサーのパパイヤ鈴木が旨いものを食べた際に「まいう〜」と言­ったことから広まった。特に石塚英彦にとっては「まいう〜」がひ­とつのキャッチフレーズ的にもなっている。

  • @Gimmeaflakeman あぁ、確かに石塚さんによって有名になった言葉ですよねw

    typo: ceated-->created

  • @waimanalo19

    正直に言えば、僕は分かりません。But thanks for your comment!

  • So what does it mean?

  • @taylornate2

    Delicious.

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  • Omg the girl on the right is so cute and beautiful! ^.^'>

  • I don't get it.

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  • She lodged that mango deep in her mouth..

  • He's right, I dropped some kansai-ben and got mega lulz in Japan.

  • @AndrewXAnarchy agreed, this title is misleading. 

  • The one in the left id really cute. Just saying.

  • maiu(まいうー)=oisii(おいしい)=delicio­us.

    ex)この(kono) すし(sushi) まいうー(maiu) だね(dane) = この(kono) すし(sushi) おいしい(oisii) ね

    It means

    「This Sushi is delicious.」

    

  • umm...uh...wha...what now?

  • So basically just take the first phonetic and move it to the end? Kinda similar to "pig-latin" in English? lol

  • I`ll coin one, too.(zougoshimasu?)

    shiioi !!!

    ... spread!!

  • まいうーーー

  • @LynMcTisdale Wich i see now he said in the comment below...

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