shimeji

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 湿地(しめじ) (shimeji).

Noun

shimeji (plural shimejis or shimeji)

1. Any of a group of edible mushrooms used in Japanese cookery.

Etymology 2

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Noun

shimeji (plural shimejis)

1. (software) An animated figure created by a computer program which walks around the screen and performs animations like waving or sitting on windows.

   Synonyms: desktop buddy, desktop mascot

   • 2017 August, Jarno Le Conté, Shimeji Browser Extension‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 August 2017:

     Shimejis are little characters (desktop buddies or mascots) who play around in your windows of Google Chrome (web browser) or Chrome OS, while you are browsing the internet. Pick up a shimeji with the mouse pointer, drag them around, and drop them where you want. They walk, crawl, and climb all over your screen and interact with elements on web pages.

   • 2023 September 13 (last accessed), Akkanen, “HoloCouncil Shimejis”, in itch.io‎^[2], archived from the original on 3 April 2023:

     HoloCouncil Shimejis are your desktop companions […] that moves^{[sic – meaning move]} around your screen. Aside from walking and running around, they do all sorts of things that aren't too distracting for you. They're mostly just there to chill and vibe with you!

   • 2023 September 13, @ambrpricefield, “Archived copy”, in Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 13 September 2023:

     i want that one zombie max shimeji so bad but im embarrassed to ask the artist for it after 4 damn years

Japanese

Romanization

shimeji

1. Rōmaji transcription of しめじ