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牛負けた (うしまけた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

牛うし負まけた

Meanings

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interjection

that was delicious

jocular, humorous

Jocular interjection used as a pun on うまかった (past form of うまい, 'delicious'). The kanji 牛負けた literally means 'the cow lost', creating a humorous ateji wordplay. Not a standard expression; used playfully among friends or in casual online contexts.

See also: うまい

このラーメン、牛うし負まけた！
This ramen was delicious! (pun on うまかった)
「牛うし負まけた」って書かいてあるけど、要ようするに「うまかった」ってことだよね。
It says 'ushi maketa', but basically it means 'umakatta' (it was delicious), right?

Kanji

牛cow
負defeat, negative, -

Similar words

うまい
うまい is the standard casual adjective for 'delicious' or 'skillful'. 牛負けた is a jocular ateji pun on its past form うまかった, used only as a humorous interjection.

Etymology

A jocular ateji pun: the kanji 牛 (cow) and 負けた (lost) are used phonetically to represent うまかった, the past form of うまい (delicious). The phrase literally reads 'the cow lost' but is meant to be read as 'it was delicious'. This is a modern wordplay, not a historical derivation.