ヤリモク

• 読み: ヤリモク
• ローマ字: yari moku
• 漢字の分解: ヤる (to do it/have sex) + 目的 (purpose) → purpose is only sex. Abbreviated compound
• 発音: /ja.ɾi.mo.kɯ/

意味

Someone whose only purpose for using a dating app or attending social events is to hook up — solely interested in sex.

A compound of ヤる (vulgar for 'to do it/have sex') and 目的 (purpose/objective), ヤリモク is a major red flag term in Japanese dating culture. Women frequently warn each other about ヤリモク users on dating apps. Identifying and avoiding ヤリモク is a common topic in dating advice content.

例文

1. あの人ヤリモクだから気をつけてね。
2. ヤリモクかどうか見分ける方法ってあるの？
3. 初回から家に誘ってくるやつは大体ヤリモク。

使い方ガイド

場面: close friends, dating app discussion

トーン: warning, critical

正しい言い方

• ヤリモクっぽい人にはすぐブロックしたほうがいい。 (You should block people who seem like they're just looking to hook up.)
• プロフィールちゃんと読まない人はヤリモクが多い。 (People who don't properly read your profile are often just looking for hookups.)

避ける言い方

• 面と向かって「ヤリモクでしょ」は喧嘩になる (Saying 'you're just looking for sex' to someone's face will cause a fight)

よくある間違い

• Using ヤリモク casually outside of private friend conversations — it's a crude term that should only be used in trusted company

起源と歴史

Compound of ヤる (slang for having sex) and 目的 (mokuteki, purpose). Became prevalent with the rise of dating apps in the 2010s as a warning label for users with purely sexual intentions.

文化的背景

時代: 2010s, dating app era

世代: 20s-30s

社会的背景: Dating app culture

地域メモ: Used nationwide, especially among women discussing dating app safety. A key term in modern Japanese dating vocabulary.