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くたばる · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

die; kick the bucket; croak

derogatory

Derogatory or rough way to say 'die'. Used in anger, contempt, or casual rough talk. Not used in polite or formal contexts.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be exhausted; be dead tired; be knackered

Colloquial and rough expression for extreme physical fatigue. Often used by men in casual speech. Not suitable for formal situations.

くたばれ'Drop dead!' — a harsh insult telling someone to die
うるさい、くたばれ！
Shut up, drop dead!
〈事こと〉でくたばるto be completely worn out from something
毎まい日にちの残ざん業ぎょうでくたばりそうだ。
I feel like I'm going to collapse from all this overtime every day.

死しぬN5sense 1
死ぬ is the neutral, standard word for 'to die', while くたばる is a rough, derogatory slang term used in anger or contempt.
疲つかれるN5sense 2
疲れる is the standard, polite word for 'to get tired', while くたばる is crude slang implying being utterly wiped out.
疲つかれ果はてる sense 2
疲れ果てる is a stronger but still neutral way to say 'exhausted', whereas くたばる carries the same intensity in rough, masculine slang.

生いきるN4sense 1
生きる means 'to live', the direct opposite of くたばる's derogatory sense of 'to die'.

亡なくなるpolite 丁寧語N4sense 1
亡くなる is the polite, euphemistic way to say someone died, while くたばる is a rude, contemptuous term for the same event.
死し去きょpolite 丁寧語N1sense 1
死去する is a formal, written term for death used in obituaries or official reports, unlike the crude slang くたばる.

くたびれるN3sense 2
くたびれる is a common, neutral word meaning 'to get tired/worn out', while くたばる is much rougher slang and can also mean 'to die'.

The origin is uncertain. Possibly related to the mimetic word くたばる (to collapse, to be worn out), but the exact derivation is unclear.