ボッコボコ

na-adjective

severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated

Colloquial emphatic form of ぼこぼこ. Often used in the pattern ボッコボコにする (beat someone up badly) or ボッコボコにされる (get beaten up). Describes a one-sided physical beating or a crushing defeat in a fight or competition.

See also: ぼこぼこ

• あいつをボッコボコにしてやった。

  I beat that guy to a pulp.

• 試し合あいでボッコボコに負まけた。

  I got completely crushed in the match.

na-adjective

fiercely criticized; bombarded with verbal abuse

Colloquial. Describes being relentlessly attacked with words, such as harsh criticism or verbal abuse. Often used in patterns like ボッコボコに言われる or ボッコボコに批判される.

• ネットでボッコボコに叩たたかれた。

  I got torn apart online.

• 上じょう司しに企き画かくをボッコボコに批ひ判はんされた。

  My boss ripped my proposal to shreds.