English Explanatory Dictionary

lost decade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period of economic stagnation, originally referring to Japan in the 1990s (later extended to the 2000s and sometimes the 2010s).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of lost decade.

Word forms

lost decade lost decades

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 失われた10年 (ushinawareta juu-nen).

Related words

Japanification Japanization lost generation zombie company zombie economy
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