It's コン-fusing!

[Nagoyankee]

Just for the fun of it and/or to add a few words into your Japanese vocabulary, try translating the following abbreviations into non-abbreviated English terms. Let us all get コン-fused!

1.　生コン
2.　エアコン
3.　リモコン
4.　婚活（こんかつ）
5.　ロリコン
6.　マザコン
7.　シスコン
8.　ゼネコン
9.　パソコン
10.　コンビニ
11.　コンポ
12.　コンサバ
13.　ツアコン
14.　ミスコン
15.　ラジコン
＿＿＿＿＿

One thing is for sure:

16.　混乱（こんらん） = Confusion!!!

[Yuusuke]

1.　生コン- TIME MACHINE!!!
?2.　エアコン- Air conditioner?
3.　リモコン- Limosuine?
4.　婚活（こんかつ）
5.　ロリコン- Lollicon?
6.　マザコン-
7.　シスコン
8.　ゼネコン- money machine?
9.　パソコン- break maker?
10.　コンビニ- vending machine? convience store?
11.　コンポ- computer
12.　コンサバ
13.　ツアコン
14.　ミスコン
15.　ラジコン- radio?

[delacroix01]

Guess I'll give it a try. Correct me if I'm wrong

1.　生コン Is this 生産されるレディーミクストコンクリート?
2.　エアコン -> Air conditioner
3.　リモコン -> Remote control
4.　婚活（こんかつ） -> Marriage activity?
5.　ロリコン -> Lolita complex
6.　マザコン -> Mother complex
7.　シスコン -> Sister complex
8.　ゼネコン -> General contractor
9.　パソコン -> Personal computer
10.　コンビニ -> Convenience store
11.　コンポ -> Component
12.　コンサバ -> Conservative
13.　ツアコン -> Tour conductor
14.　ミスコン -> Miss contest
15.　ラジコン -> Radio control

[Naoko]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

Just for the fun of it and/or to add a few words into your Japanese vocabulary, try translating the following abbreviations into non-abbreviated English terms. Let us all get コン-fused!

1.　生コン
2.　エアコン Air Conditioner!!
3.　リモコン
4.　婚活（こんかつ）
5.　ロリコン Lolicon xD
6.　マザコン Mazakon...Mothercon? lol
7.　シスコン
8.　ゼネコン
9.　パソコン popcorn?...wait...no >.> @_@
10.　コンビニ company?
11.　コンポcompost?
12.　コンサバ
13.　ツアコン sewer contractor
14.　ミスコン Miss Con? lol
15.　ラジコン

Whew...that's difficult xD I had a lot of the same answers as Dela but I didn't want to look like I was copying :x
Either way, fun!! It'll help my katakana at the very least

[KyleGoetz]

1.　生コン - this makes me think of concrete that hasn't hardened yet, like 生卵 and such?
2.　エアコン - air conditioner
3.　リモコン - remote conrol
4.　婚活（こんかつ） - married life?
5.　ロリコン - lolita complex (fetish for young girls, sort of like ephebophilia or pedophilia)
6.　マザコン - mother complex (we call it an Oedipus/Oedipal complex in English)
7.　シスコン - system console?
8.　ゼネコン
9.　パソコン - PC
10.　コンビニ - convenience store (which are usually not attached to gas stations, unlike in the US!)
11.　コンポ - combo
12.　コンサバ - conserver? or is it some kind of mackerel? haha!
13.　ツアコン - tour convention???
14.　ミスコン - mystery convention???
15.　ラジコン - radio convention??? (sense a pattern of guessing here?)

One thing is for sure:

16.　混乱（こんらん） = Confusion!!!

AMEN!

[Nagoyankee]

Con-ばんは！Answer Time です！

1.　生コン freshly mixed concrete
2.　エアコン air-conditioner/air-conditioning
3.　リモコン remote control
4.　婚活（こんかつ） spouse-finding activities (attending parties, using agencies) This is a new word.
5.　ロリコン Lolita complex

6.　マザコン Mother complex (Oedipus complex)
7.　シスコン Sister Complex (You like your sister a little too much.)
8.　ゼネコン general contractor
9.　パソコン personal computer
10.　コンビニ convenience store

11.　コンポ component (hi-fi jargon)
12.　コンサバ conservative (fashion jargon)
13.　ツアコン tour conductor
14.　ミスコン Miss contest
15.　ラジコン radio controlled vehicle or the operation of such

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

11.　コンポ component (hi-fi jargon)

Are these being called components in English now too?
Japanese コンポ is what I would call a shelf stereo / shelf system, or something like that. Component in English makes me think of actual parts or component cables.
But... I`ve been out of the US so very long that maybe they`re called them components now instead of stereos or shelf systems.

[Naoko]

9.　パソコン personal computer

Ahhh!!! I had パソコン reading the "so" as "n" ._. I was like...what's a pankon? xD

[rassy]

Originally Posted by Naoko

9.　パソコン personal computer

Ahhh!!! I had パソコン reading the "so" as "n" ._. I was like...what's a pankon? xD

hi

you like wot

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

Are these being called components in English now too?
Japanese コンポ is what I would call a shelf stereo / shelf system, or something like that. Component in English makes me think of actual parts or component cables.
But... I`ve been out of the US so very long that maybe they`re called them components now instead of stereos or shelf systems.

I would say yes, components for your stereo system, etc, but the reality is they exist in fewer and fewer homes, as I am sure is the case in Japan, too.