ゴリゴリ
ごりごり
adverb / na-adjective / onomatopoeia
aggressively, hardcore; grinding, scraping
1.
grinding, scraping, crunchy
The sound or sensation of something hard being ground, scraped, or chewed with a rough texture.
ゴリゴリと音がする。
There's a grinding sound.
肩のゴリゴリをほぐす。
I loosen up the stiff knots in my shoulders.
氷をゴリゴリ噛んで食べた。
I crunched on ice and ate it.
2.
aggressively, intensely, hardcore
Doing something in a forceful, uncompromising, or extremely dedicated way. Colloquial and emphatic.
ゴリゴリの理系だ。
He's a hardcore science person.
ゴリゴリに筋トレしている。
He works out like crazy.
ゴリゴリの営業マンで、毎日何十件も電話をかけている。
He's a hardcore salesman who makes dozens of calls every day.
ゴリゴリ is an onomatopoeia with both a literal sound/texture meaning and a colloquial figurative meaning.
SENSE 1 (grinding/scraping):
Describes a rough, hard grinding or crunching sensation.
- ゴリゴリ削る: to scrape/grind something
- ゴリゴリした食感: a gritty/crunchy texture
- 肩がゴリゴリ: shoulders are stiff and knotted
SENSE 2 (aggressively/hardcore):
Colloquial usage meaning extremely intense or uncompromising.
- ゴリゴリの + noun: a hardcore ~, an extreme ~
- ゴリゴリに + verb: intensely, aggressively
- This usage is informal and common among younger speakers.
RELATED ONOMATOPOEIA:
- ガリガリ: scraping, scratching; extremely thin (person)
- バリバリ: energetically, enthusiastically (working hard)
- ゴシゴシ: scrubbing hard