金太郎飴

きんたろうあめkintarouame

noun

  1. Kintarō candy
  2. Kintarō-ame
  3. hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced
  4. something (or someone) lacking originality
  5. something lacking in variety
  6. cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)

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