also: ボディ · ボデー · バディー · バディ
noun
General term for a physical body, often used in contexts like car bodies, camera bodies, or the human body in a stylistic sense.
新しいカメラのボディーだけ買った。
I bought only the body of the new camera.
この車はボディーが大きい。
This car has a large body.
noun
body blow
Boxing term; abbreviation of ボディーブロー. Refers to a punch to the opponent's torso.
See also: ボディーブロー
彼はボディーで相手を弱らせた。
He weakened his opponent with body blows.
Less common variant spelling.
Irregular kana usage; may be encountered but is not standard.
The full term for 'body blow' in boxing; ボディー is the abbreviated form used in the same context.
Loanword from English 'body'.