PYOKKO-RI ぴょっこり
Meanings
Synonyms for “Hyokkori”.
A sudden appearance or encounter.
It is accompanied by a feeling of bounce in the way something is done.
Examples
・My daughter appeared at an arts and crafts event, jumping up and down from offstage.
学芸会で娘が舞台袖からぴょっこりジャンプしながら登場してきた。
Dogmatic Opinion
A word that is almost never used.
The sound of “pyo” is strongly reminiscent of the “piyo-piyo” of a chick’s cry.
There is a sense of small creatures bouncing around.
Add the element of “suddenly” to it, and you get something like the example sentence.
I get the impression that it’s a toddler’s version of “Hyokkori” plus jumps.
