爆食

• 読み: ばくしょく
• ローマ字: bakushoku
• 漢字の分解: 爆 (explosion/bomb) + 食 (eating/food) → explosive eating
• 発音: /ba.ku.ɕo.ku/

意味

Binge eating; consuming a massive amount of food in one sitting, often used humorously to describe indulging without restraint.

A vivid compound using 爆 (explosion) to convey the intensity of eating. Popular on social media and YouTube, where 爆食 videos showing people devouring huge quantities of food are a popular genre. While it can describe stress eating, it's more often used in a celebratory or humorous way to describe going all-in on food.

例文

1. ストレスたまると爆食しちゃうんだよね。
2. 昨日爆食したから今日は軽めにしとく。
3. 爆食動画って見てるだけで満足感あるよね。

使い方ガイド

場面: social media, friends, YouTube

トーン: humorous, self-deprecating

正しい言い方

• 今日は爆食デーにする！ (Today is binge-eating day!)
• 爆食した後の罪悪感やばい。 (The guilt after binge eating is intense.)

避ける言い方

• 摂食障害で悩んでいる人の前では使わない (Avoid using casually around people struggling with eating disorders — it can be insensitive)

よくある間違い

• Confusing 爆食 with 暴食 (bōshoku) — both mean overeating but 爆食 is the more casual, internet-era term while 暴食 is more literary

起源と歴史

Emerged in the 2010s internet culture, combining 爆 (explosion) with 食 (eating). Popularized by mukbang (eating show) culture and food-focused YouTube channels.

文化的背景

時代: 2010s, grew with mukbang and food YouTube culture

世代: Millennials and Gen Z

社会的背景: Universal among social media users

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. Particularly common in food-related social media content.