Software described as 香ばしい


Upon seeing a particular enterprise software solution XYZ being mentioned, a
passing-by IT engineer wrote this:

> XYZなかなか香ばしい

My [dictionary](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%A6%99%E3%81%B0%E3%81%97%E3%81%84)
only have food-related definitions for this word.

What could have he meant?




「香{こう}ばしい」 used in the context you described must have been used for its
internet slang meaning rather than for its "dictionary" meaning about food
smelling fragrant, aromatic, etc.

The slang meanings are instead **_negative_** -- "shady", "cringe-worthy",
"pitiful", etc.




「香{こう}ばしい」 used in the context you described must have been used for its
internet slang meaning rather than for its "dictionary" meaning about food
smelling fragrant, aromatic, etc.

The slang meanings are instead **_negative_** -- "shady", "cringe-worthy",
"pitiful", etc.

