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ぶったくる Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ぶったくる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

overcharge; rip off; rob

usually written using kana alone

Colloquial and emphatic; implies charging an unfairly high price or taking money dishonestly. Stronger than ぼったくる.

See also: ぼったくる

あの店みせ、観かん光こう客きゃくからぶったくるから気きをつけて。
Watch out, that shop rips off tourists.

タクシーに乗のったら、運うん転てん手しゅにぶったくられた。

I got ripped off by the taxi driver.

Written forms

ぶったくるUsage100%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 打っ手繰る is rare.
打ぶっ手た繰くる
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
手hand
繰winding, reel, spin

Similar words

ぼったくる
ぼったくる is the more common and slightly milder slang for overcharging. ぶったくる is an emphatic variant with a stronger, more aggressive nuance.

Etymology

Emphatic variant of ぼったくる, with the initial ぶ adding a rougher, more forceful tone. The exact derivation is uncertain.