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バーロー

also: ばーろ

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Meanings

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noun, interjection

goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

colloquialobsolete termabbreviation

Colloquial abbreviation of 馬鹿野郎 (baka yarō). Strongly derogatory; used as an insult or exclamation. Now largely obsolete, replaced by modern slang.

See also: 馬鹿野郎

「バーロー！」と叫さけんで、彼かれは部屋へやを飛とび出だした。
"You goddamn idiot!" he shouted and stormed out of the room.
あのバーローがまたやらかした。
That moron messed up again.

Written forms

バーロー
Most common katakana spelling for this colloquial abbreviation.
バーロ
Variant spelling without the long vowel mark; less common but still encountered.

Similar words

馬ば鹿か野や郎ろう
The full, standard form of the insult; more common in modern usage than the abbreviated バーロー.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 馬鹿野郎 (baka yarō), a compound of 馬鹿 (baka, 'fool') and 野郎 (yarō, 'bastard'). The contraction is colloquial and now largely obsolete.