Mariko Aoki phenomenon

English

Etymology

Named after a Japanese woman who wrote to a magazine about this tendency in 1985.

Noun

Mariko Aoki phenomenon

  1. The common urge to defecate when entering a bookstore or library.
    Synonyms: book bowel tendency, book bowels
    • 2018 November 13, “Podiots: Episode 20 - Book Ache”, in Podiots‎[1], archived from the original on 5 December 2025:
      I mean, you talk about "bookache." Persons with a history of experiencing Mariko Aoki phenomenon were described as having a book bowel tendency, a “book bowel.”

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