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dakimakura

/dɑ.kiˈmɑ.kɚ.ə/ US

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From Japanese 抱き枕 (dakimakura), from 抱き (daki, “to embrace or cling”) + 枕 (makura, “pillow”).

noun dakimakura · dakimakuras · daki

A body-length pillow, originating in Japan, which can be embraced or wrapped around one's body while sleeping. I would follow that up with: "And then they raided his room at his parents' house where they found a Sailor Moon dakimakura and posters of Morning Musume plastering the walls" ...
Similar: body pillow, Dutch wife, love pillow

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@misc{dakimakura_2026,
  title = {dakimakura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dakimakura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}