コンチキショー

also: こんちきしょう

Meanings

damn!; blast it!; son of a bitch!

usually written using kana aloneslangvulgar expression or word

Vulgar interjection expressing frustration, anger, or annoyance. Often used after sneezing or when something goes wrong. Slangy and rough; not for polite company.

Kanji

畜livestock, domestic fowl and animals
生life, genuine, birth

Related words

ちくしょう
Less emphatic and more common vulgar interjection; コンチキショー is a stronger, more emphatic variant with the prefix こん-.
くそ
General-purpose vulgar interjection ('shit!'); コンチキショー is more specific and carries a stronger sense of personal frustration or anger.

Written forms

コンチキショウ
kana-only spelling
Alternate kana spelling with ショウ; less common but still encountered.
こんちきしょう
Hiragana spelling; less common than katakana but used in some contexts.
こん畜生ちきしょう
Kanji spelling; very rare and mostly seen in older or stylized writing. The reading こんちくしょう is more common for this kanji form.

Etymology

Emphatic form of ちくしょう (畜生), with the prefix こん- adding intensity. The base word 畜生 originally means 'beast' or 'brute' and is used as a curse. The exact derivation of こん- is uncertain, but it may be a contraction or intensifier.