Popular Forms of Papparapā

Papparapā is a magic word in Japan and across the world. From music lyrics and restaurants to silly people, let’s explore the popular forms of papparapā.

In my previous post, the Cultural Origin of Papparapā, I revealed the complete history and source of inspiration for the word papparapā, including where Akira Toriyama received the idea to use it in Dragon Ball.

There I stated that papparapā (パッパラパー, ‘pahp-pah-rah-paah’) is a real-life Japanese nonsense-word and magic word that means “nonse...