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ベタ褒め (ベタぼめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ベタ褒ぼめ

also: べたほめ · ベタほめ · べたぼめ

ベ

タ

ぼ

め

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

high praise; rave review; lavish praise

Colloquial term for effusive, unreserved praise, often used in casual contexts like social media or reviews.

友とも達だちの新しん作さく料りょう理りをベタ褒ぼめした。
I lavishly praised my friend's new dish.
あの映えい画がはネットでベタ褒

ぼ

め

さ

れ

て

いる

。

That movie is getting rave reviews online.

Written forms

ベタ褒めUsage38%
- ベタぼめ
  Standard spelling with katakana ベタ and kanji 褒め.
- ベタほめ
べた褒めUsage38%
- べたほめ
  Hiragana variant of ベタ; less common but still used.
- べたぼめ
べたぼめUsage23%
All-hiragana spelling.
ベタほめ
Mixed spelling with katakana ベタ and hiragana ほめ.
べたほめ

Kanji

褒praise, extol

Similar words

絶ぜっ賛さん
絶賛 is more formal and often used in official reviews or advertisements, while ベタ褒め is casual and implies unreserved, sometimes excessive praise.
褒ほめちぎる
褒めちぎる is a verb meaning 'to praise to the skies', similar in intensity but more standard; ベタ褒め is a noun/suru-verb with a slangy, modern feel.

Etymology

Compound of ベタ (from べた, an onomatopoeic or mimetic word meaning 'solid' or 'unsparing') and 褒め (praise). The exact origin of ベタ is uncertain, but it conveys the idea of doing something thoroughly or without reservation.