Crocodile Tears (67)

sachisachi

April 4, 2024

Yesterday, while I was talking with an Australian person, he said the interesting phrase "crocodile tears".

I asked him about the meaning, and he said it means ウソ泣き in Japanese.

I thought it's a very interesting phrase.

However, I wonder if it's a phrase used in Australia...

I want to ask everyone here, is it commonly used?

昨日、オーストラリアの友達と話してる時彼が面白い言葉 crocodile tears と言いました。

それはどういう意味か聞いたら、「ウソ泣き」と言う意味だと言いました。

とても面白いフレーズだと思いました。

でもこれは、オーストラリアでよく使われるフレーズかな。。。

ここの皆さんに聞きたいです。このフレーズはよく使われますか？

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Ashitaka

Crocodile Tears

Yesterday, while I was talking with an Australian person, he said the interesting phrase "crocodile tears".

I asked him about the meaning, and he said it means ウソ泣き in Japanese.

I thought it's a very interesting phrase.

However, I wonder if it's a phrase that's only used in Australia...

I want to ask everyone here, is it commonly used?

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I'm not sure about other countries, but in the US at least, I think most adults have heard it and know what it means. But I wouldn't say it's commonly used by people. Personally, I've never used it. I guess it's because I've never met or seen someone who I thought was shedding "crocodile tears."

It's a very interesting phrase though, isn't it? Why "crocodile"? 🐊

sachisachi

April 5, 2024

Thank you so much for your correction and comment.
It's a very cute expression. I like it.
You've never used this phrase because you've never met someone who was shedding crocodile tears. That makes sense, but at least you know it means "fake tears". One of my American friends told me that it means "some crying a lot😭", so I was confuconfused, and I wanted to make sure what it means. Thank you for your help!

dgunay

April 9, 2024

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Crocodile_tears

> The phrase derives from an ancient belief that crocodiles shed tears while consuming their prey

sachisachi

April 9, 2024

Thank you so much for sharing it

shorter

Crocodile Tears

Yesterday, while I was talking with an Australian person, he said the interesting phrase "crocodile tears".

I asked him about the meaning, and he said it means ウソ泣き in Japanese.

I thought it's a very interesting phrase.

However, I wonder if it's a phrase used in Australia...

I want to ask everyone here, is it commonly used?

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Yes! Not sure how that phrase came to be though

sachisachi

April 5, 2024

Thank you so much for your correction and comment!

waz

Crocodile Tears

Yesterday, while ~~I was~~ talking with an Australian person, he said the interesting phrase "crocodile tears".

I asked him about the meaning, and he said it means ウソ泣き in Japanese.

I thought it's a very interesting phrase.

However, I wonder if it's a phrase used in Australia...

I want to ask everyone here, is it commonly used?

Feedback

Good job! People use it in the US every now and then.

sachisachi

April 5, 2024

Thank you so much for your correction and comment.

nyeho

I want to ask everyone here, is it commonly used?

Yes! In the English localization of the game "Persona 5", it was one of the skill names for Takamaki Ann.

sachisachi

April 4, 2024

Thank you so much for your comment!

mike1

Crocodile Tears

Yesterday, while I was talking with an Australian person, he said the interesting phrase "crocodile tears".

I asked him about the meaning, and he said it means ウソ泣き in Japanese.

I thought it's a very interesting phrase.

However, I wonder if it's a phrase that's only used in Australia...

I want to ask everyone here, is it commonly used in your county?

mike1

April 4, 2024

This is a very famous expression in the UK, and I think in most English speaking countries. I have no idea what the origin of the saying is though.

sachisachi

April 4, 2024

Thank you so much for your correction and comment. It's a very interesting and cute expression.
We have an interesting expression 狸寝入り which means ”fake sleep". You might already knew this though.

mike1

April 5, 2024

Oh thank you very much! I’ve never heard this phrase before. I wonder when this would be used in Japanese day to day life? ありがとうございました！

deux_ex_machina

Crocodile Tears

Yesterday, while I was talking with an Australian person, he said the interesting phrase "crocodile tears".

I asked him about the meaning, and he said it means ウソ泣き in Japanese.

I thought it' was a very interesting phrase.

However, I wonder if it's a phrase used only in Australia...

I want to ask everyone here, is it commonly used?

Feedback

Yeah! I'd say most people know this expression and what it means, but not many people know *why* crocodile tears means fake tears.

sachisachi

April 4, 2024

Thank you so much for your correction and comment. It's a cute expression and I like it.

kapnCrunch

Crocodile Tears

Yesterday, while I was talking with an Australian person, he said the interesting phrase "crocodile tears".

I asked him about the meaning, and he said it means ウソ泣き in Japanese.

I thought it's a very interesting phrase.

However, I wonder if ~~it's a phrase~~/whether this phrase is often used in Australia...

I want to ask everyone here, is it commonly used?

Yes! It is used in Australia, Canada, the US, and the UK.

sachisachi

April 4, 2024

Thank you so much for your correction and comment!

I want to ask everyone here, is it commonly used?

Yes! It is used in Australia, Canada, the US, and the UK.