Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shimeji

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: shime-ji
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of edible mushrooms used in Japanese cookery.

noun

An animated figure created by a computer program which walks around the screen and performs animations like waving or sitting on windows.

Example Sentences

"Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called "exotic" selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking."
"Shimejis are little characters (desktop buddies or mascots) who play around in your windows of Google Chrome (web browser) or Chrome OS, while you are browsing the internet. Pick up a shimeji with the mouse pointer, drag them around, and drop them where you want. They walk, crawl, and climb all over your screen and interact with elements on web pages."
"HoloCouncil Shimejis are your desktop companions […] that moves^([sic – meaning move]) around your screen. Aside from walking and running around, they do all sorts of things that aren't too distracting for you. They're mostly just there to chill and vibe with you!"
"i want that one zombie max shimeji so bad but im embarrassed to ask the artist for it after 4 damn years"

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 湿地(しめじ) (shimeji).

Inflected Forms

shimejis (plural)

Synonyms

desktop buddy desktop mascot

Questions

What does shimeji mean?: Any of a group of edible mushrooms used in Japanese cookery.
Where does shimeji come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 湿地(しめじ) (shimeji).

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