食テロ

• 読み: しょくテロ
• ローマ字: shoku tero
• 漢字の分解: 食 (food/eat) + テロ (terrorism, from English 'terror') → food terrorism
• 発音: /sho.ku te.ro/

意味

Posting mouthwatering food photos late at night on social media, torturing hungry viewers — 'food terrorism.'

食テロ combines 食 (food) and テロ (terrorism) to humorously describe the cruelty of sharing delicious-looking food photos when others are trying not to eat, especially late at night. It is a very common social media complaint on Twitter/X and Instagram. The 'victims' jokingly accuse the poster of committing food terrorism against their diet or willpower.

例文

1. 深夜にインスタ見たら友達が焼肉の写真上げてて完全に食テロだった。
2. ダイエット中に食テロやめてくれない？お腹すくじゃん。
3. 夜中の食テロツイートのせいでラーメン食べに行っちゃった。

使い方ガイド

場面: social media, friends, online comments

トーン: humorous, accusatory

正しい言い方

• こんな時間に食テロやめて！ (Stop with the food terrorism at this hour!)
• 深夜の食テロ投稿は犯罪だよ。 (Posting food pics late at night should be a crime.)

避ける言い方

• 仕事の場で「食テロ」は軽率に聞こえることがある (Using 食テロ in a work setting can sound flippant given the word テロ)

よくある間違い

• Taking the 'terrorism' part too literally — it is entirely humorous and not offensive in casual Japanese contexts

起源と歴史

Emerged on Japanese social media in the early 2010s as food photography culture exploded on platforms like Instagram and Twitter. The humorous pairing of 'food' with 'terrorism' captures the dramatic suffering of hungry viewers.

文化的背景

時代: Early 2010s, tied to Instagram food photo 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. Especially common on late-night Twitter/X and Instagram Stories.