noun
Western brute; Western savage
Derogatory wartime propaganda term used during World War II, especially targeting Americans and the British. Now historical and offensive.
戦時中、「鬼畜米英」という言葉がプロパガンダに使われた。
During the war, the phrase 'kichiku beiei' was used in propaganda.
Compound of 鬼畜 (kichiku, 'brute; devil') and 米英 (beiei, 'America and Britain'). Coined as a derogatory wartime slogan.