かえだま
Kaedama
Other forms: 替玉
替え玉 (Kaedama) is a Japanese noun meaning “stand-in, proxy, substitute, double”.
Meanings
- nounstand-in; proxy; substitute; double; ringer
- nounsecond serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
Examples
しかもこの女、２回も替玉しやがった。
What's more she went and ordered a top up of noodles twice.
警察が追っていたのは替え玉で、その間に真犯人を逃してしまった。
The police followed a red herring while they let the true criminal escape.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).