ワンピ
わんぴ
noun
dress; one-piece dress
1.
dress; one-piece dress
An informal abbreviation of ワンピース (one-piece), referring to a dress — a single garment covering the torso and extending down over the legs.
新しいワンピを買った。
I bought a new dress.
今日は花柄のワンピにした。
I went with a floral dress today.
デートだからかわいいワンピを着て行こうと思う。
Since it's a date, I'm thinking of wearing a cute dress.
A clipped form of ワンピース (one-piece), itself a Japanese-English word that refers specifically to dresses. In English, "one-piece" typically means a swimsuit, but in Japanese fashion, ワンピース and its abbreviation ワンピ always refer to dresses.
This abbreviation is casual and used mainly among young women in everyday conversation and fashion contexts. The full form ワンピース is used in more neutral or written contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ワンピを着る: to wear a dress
- 夏ワンピ: summer dress
- 花柄ワンピ: floral dress
- ワンピコーデ: dress outfit/coordination
RELATED TERMS:
- ワンピース: one-piece; dress (full form)
- ドレス: dress (loanword; often implies more formal attire)
- スカート: skirt