ドカ食い
Significado: Stress eating or binge eating; wolfing down huge amounts of food, often as an emotional response to frustration or exhaustion.
Using the onomatopoeia ドカ (a heavy thud/impact) to emphasize the intensity and recklessness of the eating, ドカ食い conveys eating large amounts impulsively without restraint. It's more emotionally charged than 爆食 — often triggered by stress, sadness, or frustration. The word carries a self-aware, slightly guilty tone, as people usually know they're overdoing it.
Ejemplos
- 仕事のストレスでドカ食いが止まらない。 工作压力大到暴饮暴食停不下来。No puedo parar de comer compulsivamente por el estrés del trabajo.업무 스트레스로 폭식을 멈출 수가 없어.
- ダイエット中にドカ食いして全部台無しになった。 减肥期间暴食了一顿,全白费了。Estando a dieta me di un atracón y eché todo a perder.다이어트 중에 폭식해서 전부 물거품이 됐어.
- ドカ食いした後の罪悪感ってほんとつらい。 暴食之后的罪恶感真的太难受了。El sentimiento de culpa después de darte un atracón es realmente horrible.폭식한 후의 죄책감은 진짜 괴로워.
Pronunciación
/do.ka.ɡu.i/
Guía de uso
Contexto: friends, social media, self-reflection
Tono: self-deprecating, guilty
✓ Correcto
- 疲れすぎてドカ食いしちゃった。 (I was so tired I stress-ate like crazy.)太累了,忍不住暴食了一顿。Estaba tan agotado que acabé comiendo compulsivamente.너무 피곤해서 폭식해버렸어.
- ドカ食いしたくなったら水飲むようにしてる。 (When I feel like binge eating, I try to drink water instead.)想暴食的时候我就先喝水。Cuando me entran ganas de darme un atracón, intento beber agua.폭식하고 싶어지면 물을 마시려고 해.
✗ Incorrecto
- 摂食障害の人に軽々しく「ドカ食いでしょ」と言わない (Don't casually say 'that's just binge eating' to someone with an eating disorder)不要对有饮食障碍的人随口说'不就是暴食嘛'——这很不尊重No le digas a la ligera «eso es solo un atracón» a alguien con un trastorno alimentario섭식장애가 있는 사람에게 가볍게 'ドカ食いでしょ(그냥 폭식이잖아)'라고 하지 않는다
Errores comunes
- Using ドカ食い for simply eating a large meal — it specifically implies impulsive, emotional, or stress-driven overeating
Origen e historia
Combines ドカ (onomatopoeia for a heavy thud or impact) with 食い (eating). Has been used in casual speech for decades to describe impulsive, unrestrained binge eating.
Contexto cultural
Era: Long-standing colloquial term
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Regional notes: Used across all of Japan. A relatable term that frequently appears in diet and health discussions.
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