キープ

• 読み: キープ
• ローマ字: kiipu
• 漢字の分解: From English 'keep.' Katakana loanword used in dating context
• 発音: /kiː.pɯ/

意味

Keeping someone as a backup romantic option — stringing someone along while pursuing your main interest.

From English 'keep,' キープ in dating means maintaining a relationship with someone as a safety net while you're really interested in someone else. The 'kept' person may not know they're a backup. It's generally viewed negatively as dishonest and selfish behavior. Common in discussions about dating app culture where people juggle multiple matches.

例文

1. あの子キープされてるだけだよ、本命じゃないって。
2. キープしてた人に告白されて気まずくなった。
3. 複数人キープするのってモラル的にどうなの？

使い方ガイド

場面: friends, dating discussion

トーン: critical, negative

正しい言い方

• キープされてるって気づいたから連絡やめた。 (I realized I was being kept as a backup so I stopped contacting them.)
• キープする人ってずるいよね。 (People who keep others as backups are unfair, right?)

避ける言い方

• 本人に「キープでしょ」は関係が壊れる (Telling someone to their face 'I'm just your backup, aren't I' will destroy the relationship)

よくある間違い

• Using キープ positively — in dating context it's almost always negative, implying dishonesty and manipulation

起源と歴史

From English 'keep.' Adopted into Japanese dating vocabulary to describe maintaining backup romantic options. Became common in the 2000s-2010s with modern dating culture.

文化的背景

時代: 2000s-2010s, modern dating culture

世代: 20s-30s

社会的背景: Universal in dating culture

地域メモ: Used across Japan. A key concept in modern dating vocabulary, often discussed negatively.