Japanese Slang

Baka, manuke, omae no kâchan and debeso is a typical taunt of children in the Tokyo region.

Bakka, baka ne or baka da ne, when spoken in tones of sympathy, convey "what a mess you've got yourself into, your popor thing." Same connotations for O-baka san.

Baka tare = baka yarô

kusabaka, kusojijii, kusobabaa.

Bakarashii = bakakusai (absurd, silly)

Maido bakabakashii hanashi deshite (popular opening phrase in rakugo)

Kbaka ni suru = look with disdain upon someone

Usubaka = usurabaka = ô-baka = great fool, real ninny

Usugitanai, kogitanai = extremely durty, shabby or squalid

Bakayasu / baka ni samui

Baka ni tsukeru kusuri wa nai (no cure for a fool)

bakauke = unexpectedly big hit

baka no hitotsu oboe = a fool always uses the one thing he knows

baka shika shiranai to baka ni sareru

Ahokusai = ahokusa = bakakusai = very smelly

Ahojikara = bakajikara = kusojikara = excessively strong Kajiba no bakajikara

Ahondara = ahodara = aho

(Tokyo) rikô mono = (Osaka) kashikoi, kashikoi hito (Tokyo) o-rikô san, ii ko ne = (Osaka) kashikoi ne, ê ko ya

Teinô = half-wit, bonehead

Hakuchi = idiot (discrimatory)

Manuke = hema / hecho = doji = otanchin = anpontan = otanko-nasu = boke-nasu = half-wit, dunce Kare wa manukete iru

Tonma = tonchiki = tonchinkan = stupid jerks Tonma da kara muri wa nai (..., so it's no wonder)

Noroma = Guzu-guzu = dull, muddle-headed

Bon-kura (orig. yakuza word) = gambler who knows little about gambling

Dekunobo = blockhead, dummy or dolt

Pâ (w/ upward thrusting, opening gesture of the palm of the hand by the side of the speaker's head) = complete dud, zero

Dame Oyaji = long-running Jpese comic strip

Dame = orig. Useless spaces (muda-na me) left when playing go

Deki ga warui ko (unaccomplished kid) Dekisokonai = failure

Gûtara = good-for-nothing Gûtara oyaji

Ikareru = become useless or touched in the head kono tokei wa ikarete iru

ikareta = dame; off one's rocker kare wa kanojo ni ikarete iru

Drowning : dozaemon ni naru, oboreru, dekishi suru, suishi suru

Yotarô = yota = baka manuke Yota banashi