ninja
(figurative) A person considered similarly skillful to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.
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Born ~1980 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
There’s a guide to spatchcocking in CTT! I smoked a chicken in my Ninja Outdoor Woodfire Oven, it has an electric wood pellet smoker. You’d need a smoker of some kind.
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Act 3 - Middle-Aged Struggles i mean yeah it has that annoying "young kids shouldn't underestimate us old folks" shtick, but it does its job of being the 30 year anniversary special well enoug…
#NowPlaying: Ninja Tracks - "Clockwork" (feat. Tina Guo) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBFg...
¡NUEVAS HISTORIAS INSPIRADAS EN LA SERIE DE ANIMACIÓN CLÁSICA! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Las aventuras animadas vol. 3 7 de Mayo estreno
80 [vg] Naruto: Ninja Council 2 (GBA, 2006) Less frustrating than dealing with the first one in some ways, still an annoying little experience. I had this one as a kid and always wished I could play the vs mode. Never…
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(figurative) A person considered similarly skillful to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.
“Follow Steve Jobs and develop a vision-focused innovation strategy using a empowering ninja grade technique”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Happy birthday to funnyman Will Arnett, who played as news cameraman Vern "The Falcon" Fenwick in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' (2014) and 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows' (2016). #TMNT #cameraman #filmsky”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(figurative) A person considered to look like the historical ninja in some way, including (historical, _, slang) an amateur private miner in Mongolia.
“Water based recipe: https://thetastytravelers.com/ninja-creami-chocolate-sorbet-low-calorie/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hasbro GI*JOE Who was your favorite? A Cobra Enemy, a Commando, a Ninja, a Saboteur, a Trooper, a Heavy Machine Gunner, or a Master of Disguise? Mine was a man of few words, a man of mystery. #GIJOE #VintageToys #VintageToyTuesday”
— Bluesky· May 2026“YES - 2028 I think. I have hopes for maybe a touch of blue in the costume, even. I'll even hold out hopes for a yellow utility belt. It'd be nice to take Bats out of the near ninja motif he's been stuck in cinematically since ADK.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🎬 Vídeo Reseña | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Las aventuras animadas vol. 3 🔥 Estreno 7 de Mayo”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I BEAT NINJA GAIDEN harder than dark souls and possibly elden ring i believe am i cool now guys”
— r/teenagers· May 2026
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(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.
He used to work in the Japanese agency as a ninja.
Ninja means: A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
ninja means: A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“There’s a guide to spatchcocking in CTT! I smoked a chicken in my Ninja Outdoor Woodfire Oven, it has an electric wood pellet smoker. You’d need a smoker of some kind.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Act 3 - Middle-Aged Struggles i mean yeah it has that annoying "young kids shouldn't underestimate us old folks" shtick, but it does its job of being the 30 year anniversary special well enough 6/10”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#NowPlaying: Ninja Tracks - "Clockwork" (feat. Tina Guo) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBFg...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“¡NUEVAS HISTORIAS INSPIRADAS EN LA SERIE DE ANIMACIÓN CLÁSICA! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Las aventuras animadas vol. 3 7 de Mayo estreno”
— Bluesky· May 2026“80 [vg] Naruto: Ninja Council 2 (GBA, 2006) Less frustrating than dealing with the first one in some ways, still an annoying little experience. I had this one as a kid and always wished I could play the vs mode. Never did. Sad.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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