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ボロ負け (ぼろまけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ボロ負まけ

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け

Meanings

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

decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big

Colloquial term for a crushing loss, often in sports, games, or contests. Antonym: ボロ勝ち (decisive win).

Antonyms: ボロ勝ち

昨日きのうの試し合あいはボロ負まけだった。
Yesterday's game was a crushing defeat.

あのチームにボロ負まけして悔くやしい。

I'm frustrated that we lost so badly to that team.

Written forms

ボロ負まけUsage94%
Standard spelling; ボロ is often written in katakana for emphasis.
ぼろ負まけUsage6%
Variant with hiragana ぼろ; less common but still used.

Kanji

負defeat, negative, -

Similar words

ボロ勝がち
Antonym meaning a decisive win or landslide victory.
大たい敗はい
More formal term for a heavy defeat, used in news or writing.

Etymology

Compound of ボロ (from ぼろぼろ, suggesting something tattered or in pieces) and 負け (losing). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it conveys a sense of being thoroughly beaten.