クソ
Meanings
Vulgar interjection expressing anger, frustration, or surprise. Very common in casual speech.
Damn! I lost again.
Shit, I forgot my wallet.
Colloquial and vulgar term for excrement. Often used in compounds or as a derogatory prefix.
I stepped in dog shit.
I take a shit in the toilet.
Derogatory prefix attached to nouns to express contempt or anger. Similar to English 'damn' or 'stupid'.
You bastard! (lit. damn guy)
This damn game is not fun at all.
Slang intensifier prefix, often used with adjectives. Conveys strong emphasis, similar to 'super' or 'freaking'.
It was a freaking hot day.
That movie was really damn interesting.
Colloquial na-adjective meaning something is of very poor quality or unpleasant. Often used in casual complaints.
The service at this shop is shit.
My test score was crap.
negligible; not worth considering
Used in fixed patterns like ...もくそもない or ...もくそもあるか to dismiss something as utterly insignificant. Strongly colloquial.
Reasons don't matter at all. Just apologize.
Money or whatever, who cares? Give it back right now.
Usage patterns
- クソ〈形容詞〉damn ~; extremely ~ (intensifying prefix before an adjective)
It's damn hot today.
- クソ〈人〉damn ~ (derogatory prefix attached to a person or insult)
That guy is a damn bastard.
- 〈事〉もクソもないthere's no such thing as ~; ~ doesn't matter at all
In an emergency like this, manners don't matter at all.
- 糞食らえdamn it all; to hell with ~ (dismissive exclamation)
To hell with rules like that.
Expressions
- クソほどextremely; very; like hell · a shitload; a lot; a great amount
- 味噌も糞も一緒lumping good and bad together; treating everything as the same
- 小便一町糞一里if you stop to urinate or defecate while traveling, you'll fall behind your companions
- 糞も味噌も一緒lumping good and bad together; not distinguishing between good and bad; mixing the worthy with the worthless
- 糞の役にも立たぬcompletely worthless; utterly useless
- 遠きは花の香近きは糞の香the grass is always greener on the other side; far away things seem better