lafufuとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Alteration of the brand name Labubu.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /lɑːˈfuː.fuː/
• (General American) IPA: /lɑːˈfu.fu/
• 韻: -uːfuː
• ハイフネーション: La‧fu‧fu

名詞

Lafufu (plural Lafufus)

1. (slang) A counterfeit Labubu plush toy.
   • 2025 May 23, Aditi Bharade, “Labubu's bootleg cousin 'Lafufu' is janky, cheap, and weirdly irresistible”, in Business Insider:

     Instead of buying an authentic Labubu from Chinese toy maker Pop Mart, I caved and bought a Lafufu. The sad, budget fuzzy doll stands in for the real deal — a toy that has taken the world by storm and made millions for its Chinese owner.

   • 2025 July 3, Jessica Roy, quoting Victoria Bystritsky, “Their Labubus Are Fake, and They Don't Care”, in The New York Times, page D.3:

     “I was actually really excited to see what it would look like, because I'd seen TikToks of people unboxing the scariest looking Lafufus,” Ms. Bystritsky said. “And when I unboxed that Lafufu it was just so funny looking that I was like, ‘Oh my gosh.’”

   • 2025 September 13, “Labubu has nothing to fear from Wakuku or Lafufu competition”, in Financial Times, London, page 18:

     The profitability of the toothy elflike creature and Pop Mart's "blind box" business model has given rise to a host of would-be competitors, such as Wakuku — launched by Chinese retailer Miniso — and Lafufus, as the fake Labubus flooding the market are called.