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I know this is an old thread but I thought I'd try anyways.

I don't speak Japanese but my students love to interject it into their everyday speech. I'm an English teacher in China, many of my students know a good deal of Japanese.

I have a group of boys that have used "mishi mishi" a couple of times and I'm curious if perhaps there are other meanings associated with it.

I hear things like "Do you and your boyfriend mishi mishi every night?" or when I ask them about sports: "I play mishi mishi"

If they are truly saying "meshi meshi," "eat" then it doesn't concern me, but why talk about eating so much? And why not use Chinese if they don't know the English? And why is this phrase always accompanied by a fit of giggles?

Anyways, I'd appreciate the help if anyone's still out there.