Where does “イソ弁” come from?

イソ弁 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 弁護士, from Japanese 士 — samurai, warrior; person with a certain...

イソ弁 (Japanese): newbie lawyer who is employed by a law firm

Definitions

  1. newbie lawyer who is employed by a law firm

Ancestry of “イソ弁”, step by step

イソ弁 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 弁護士

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese弁護士lawyer; attorney
2Japanese士samurai, warrior; person with a certain...

via Japanese 居候

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese居候a person who lives in someone else's house and is supported by them
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