糞垂れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
糞 垂
くそ
Hyōgaiji		 た
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of 糞 (kuso, “shit, poop, feces”) +‎ 垂れ (tare, “hanging, dangling”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 垂れる tareru “to hang down, to dangle”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Standard pronunciation:

Emphatic pronunciation:

Noun

糞垂れ (hiragana くそたれ, rōmaji kusotare)

(alternative reading hiragana くそったれ, romaji kusottare)
  1. (rude) a dingleberry (a clump of feces hanging near the anus)
  2. (pejorative, slang) a dingleberry, a shithead (used as an insult)

Usage notes

This term is most often used in the pejorative shithead sense. It is often also pronounced with the extra mora in the middle, as kusottare, for emphasis.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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