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ダメ男 (ダメお) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ダメ男お

also: だめお · ダメおとこ · だめおとこ

Meanings

1

noun

loser guy; no-good man

colloquial

Colloquial, often derogatory term for a man who is unreliable, irresponsible, or a failure in life, especially in romantic contexts.

彼かれは仕し事ごともせずにギャンブルばかりしているダメ男おだ。
He's a no-good guy who just gambles without working.
あのダメ男おと別わかれて正せい解かいだったよ。
You were right to break up with that loser.

Written forms

ダメ男
- ダメお
  Most common spelling; ダメ is usually written in katakana for this slang term.
- ダメおとこ
  Alternate reading where 男 is read as おとこ; less common than ダメお.
駄目男
- だめお
  Kanji spelling is possible but uncommon; the katakana form is strongly preferred.
- だめおとこ
  Rare kanji spelling with the full おとこ reading.
だめお

だめおとこ

ダメおとこ

Kanji

男male
駄burdensome, pack horse, horse load
目eye, class, look

Similar words

ダメ
ダメ is a general adjective/na-adjective meaning 'no good' or 'useless'; ダメ男 specifically refers to a man who embodies those qualities.
クズ男おとこ
クズ男 is a harsher, more vulgar term for a worthless man, while ダメ男 is somewhat milder and more colloquial.

Etymology

Compound of ダメ (no good, useless) and 男 (man). The reading ダメお is a contraction of ダメおとこ.