あいつら

Meanings

derogatoryfamiliar languageusually written using kana alone

Plural of あいつ; derogatory or familiar, used for people the speaker looks down on or is close to. Often carries a rough, masculine tone.

あいつら、また遅ち刻こくかよ。
Those guys are late again, huh?
あいつらに任まかせたらめちゃくちゃにされた。
When I left it to them, they made a mess of it.

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Kanji

等etc., and so forth, class (first)
彼he, that, the
奴guy, slave, manservant

Related words

あいつN2
あいつら is the plural form of あいつ, both sharing the same derogatory, familiar tone, but あいつ refers to a single person while あいつら refers to a group.
こいつら
こいつら and あいつら share the same rough, derogatory/familiar tone for a plural 'they', but こいつら points to people near the speaker while あいつら points to people farther away or not present.
奴やつら
あいつら points at people who feel distant or separate from the speaker, whereas 奴ら focuses more on looking down on or scorning them.

Politeness

彼かれらpolite 丁寧語N4
彼ら is the neutral, polite way to say 'they' for a group of males or mixed people, while あいつら carries a rough, derogatory or overly familiar tone.

Written forms

あいつ等ら
Kanji spelling with 等 for plural; rarely used.
彼奴あいつら
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling using 彼奴.
彼奴あいつ等ら
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling combining 彼奴 and 等.

Etymology

あいつ developed from the older demonstrative pronoun あやつ under the influence of the parallel forms こいつ and そいつ. The plural or collective suffix ら produces あいつら.