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悪口雑言 (akkouzougon) Japanese meaning: verbal abuse | Kotomora

悪あっ口こう雑ぞう言ごん

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Meanings

1

verbal abuse; cursing and swearing; malicious gossip

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A yojijukugo meaning heaping all kinds of verbal abuse on someone, or spreading malicious gossip. Often used in the pattern 悪口雑言を浴びせる.

彼かれは相あい手てに悪あっ

口こう

雑ぞう

言ごん

を

浴あ

びせ

た

。

He heaped verbal abuse on his opponent.

ネット上じょうで悪あっ口こう雑ぞう言ごんが飛とび交かっている。

All kinds of malicious gossip are flying around online.

Kanji

悪bad, vice, rascal
口mouth
雑miscellaneous
言say, word

Related words

罵ば倒とう
罵倒 is a more general term for verbal abuse or denunciation, while 悪口雑言 specifically implies a barrage of various abusive remarks or gossip.
悪わる口ぐち
悪口 is a common word for speaking ill of someone, whereas 悪口雑言 is a stronger, more literary yojijukugo for a torrent of abuse.

Built from

悪あっ口こう+雑ぞう言ごん

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 悪口 (abusive language) and 雑言 (various words), literally meaning 'abusive and miscellaneous words'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used since classical times to describe a flood of insults.