Fixed #35232 -- Cached model's Options.verbose_name_raw.

django/db/models/options.py

@@ -395,9 +395,11 @@ class Options:
             )
         return True
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def verbose_name_raw(self):
         """Return the untranslated verbose name."""
+        if isinstance(self.verbose_name, str):
+            return self.verbose_name
         with override(None):
             return str(self.verbose_name)
 

tests/model_meta/models.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.fields import GenericForeignKey, GenericRelation
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.db import models
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 
 class Relation(models.Model):
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ class Person(BasePerson):
     # GR fields
     generic_relation_concrete = GenericRelation(Relation)
 
+    class Meta:
+        verbose_name = _("Person")
+
 
 class ProxyPerson(Person):
     class Meta:

tests/model_meta/tests.py

@@ -222,6 +222,17 @@ class GetFieldByNameTests(OptionsBaseTests):
             opts.apps.models_ready = True
 
 
+class VerboseNameRawTests(SimpleTestCase):
+    def test_string(self):
+        # Clear cached property.
+        Relation._meta.__dict__.pop("verbose_name_raw", None)
+        self.assertEqual(Relation._meta.verbose_name_raw, "relation")
+
+    def test_gettext(self):
+        Person._meta.__dict__.pop("verbose_name_raw", None)
+        self.assertEqual(Person._meta.verbose_name_raw, "Person")
+
+
 class RelationTreeTests(SimpleTestCase):
     all_models = (Relation, AbstractPerson, BasePerson, Person, ProxyPerson, Relating)