Describes something gaping open widely (e.g., a mouth, wound, or split opening).
転んでズボンがパクリと裂けてしまった。
I fell and my trousers split open wide.
鍋の蓋が外れて底がパクリと見えた。
The pot lid came off and you could see the bottom gaping open.
A quick snapping-up action — snapping at bait, biting into food, or gobbling something up in a single bite.
魚が餌を見てパクリと食いついた。
The fish snapped up the bait.
ケーキを前にして彼は我慢できずにパクリと一口食べた。
Faced with the cake, he couldn't resist and took a bite.
子猫がひもにじゃれて、勢いよくパクリと噛んだ。
The kitten played with the string and chomped down on it with a snap.
Colloquial term for plagiarism or a rip-off — stealing someone else's work or idea (informal).
あの映画は設定が有名作のパクリだと批判された。
That movie was criticized as being a rip-off of a famous work's premise.
デザインがどうもパクリっぽいので、調査が必要だ。
The design looks like a knock-off, so an investigation is needed.
彼は他人のアイデアをパクリと盗んで自分のもののように発表した。
He took someone else's idea and presented it as his own.