- やじうまこんじょう
- やじうまこんじょう【野次馬根性】〔群集心理〕 mob psychology; 〔好奇心〕 (a spirit of) curiosity.
●野次馬根性丸出しで with undisguised curiosity
・隣の奥さんが野次馬根性丸出しでこっちをのぞき込んでいた. The lady next door was peering at me with undisguised curiosity.
●野次馬根性が出る curiosity arises
・野次馬根性が頭をもたげる curiosity raises its head
・野次馬根性が旺盛である have great curiosity.
●つい野次馬根性で現場を見に行ってしまった. My curiosity got the better of me and I ended up going to the site.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.