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総叩き (そうたたき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

総そう叩たたき

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

thorough bashing; thorough flaming

slang

Slang term for harshly criticizing or attacking someone or something from all sides, often in online contexts.

彼かれの失しつ言げんはネットで総そう叩たたきにあった。
His gaffe got thoroughly bashed online.
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が

批ひ

評ひょう

家か

から

総そう

叩たた

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さ

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いる

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The new movie is being thoroughly panned by critics.

Kanji

総general, whole, all
叩strike, beat, kow tow

Similar words

袋ふくろ叩だたき
袋叩き means 'beating someone up by surrounding them' or 'ganging up on someone physically or verbally'. 総叩き is more about a widespread, often public, verbal attack rather than a physical one.
叩たたく
叩く is the base verb meaning 'to hit' or 'to criticize'. 総叩き is a compound noun that intensifies the criticism aspect, implying a comprehensive attack.

Etymology

Compound of 総 (そう, 'all, whole') and 叩き (たたき, 'hitting, bashing'), literally 'total bashing'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged from online slang to describe a situation where someone is criticized by many people at once.