Mariko Aoki phenomenon en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after a Japanese woman who wrote to a magazine about this tendency in 1985.
Meanings
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The common urge to defecate when entering a bookstore or library.
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.”
2018 November 13, “Podiots: Episode 20 - Book Ache”, in Podiots, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025: