Betabeta
Also read: べたべた
ベタベタ (Betabeta) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “sticky, thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied), all over (pasting, stamping, etc.)”.
Meanings
- na-adjective, adverb, suru verbsticky
- adverb, adverb (to)thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied)
- adverb, adverb (to)all over (pasting, stamping, etc.)
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbclinging (e.g. of a person); following around; being all over (each other); flirting
- na-adjectiveclichéd; hackneyed
Examples
彼は壁一面にポスターをべたべた張った。
He plastered the wall with posters.
ベタベタするんじゃねえよっ！鬱陶しい！
Get off me you little pest!
お前が近くにいるのをいいことにベタベタしやがって！！
What the fuck are you up to taking advantage of his proximity to cling to him like a wet T-shirt?!
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).