どんじり

also: どんけつ

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Meanings

noun

tail end; last person; dead last

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the very end of a line, queue, or ranking; often used for the last person to arrive or finish. Casual but not inherently derogatory.

彼かれはいつも行ぎょう列れつのどんじりに並ならぶ。
He always lines up at the very end of the queue.
マラソンでどんじりだったけど、完かん走そうできて嬉うれしい。
I was dead last in the marathon, but I'm happy I finished.

noun

ass; butt

derogatoryusually written using kana alone

Only with reading どんけつ / ドンケツ

Vulgar slang for buttocks; derogatory and restricted to the reading どんけつ/ドンケツ. Not used in polite contexts.

あいつのどんけつ、でかすぎだろ。
That guy's ass is way too big.

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Kanji

尻buttocks, hips, butt

Related words

ビリN1
ビリ and どん尻 are both casual words for last place, but どん尻 can also mean the very back of a line or queue, not just a ranking.

Written forms

どんじりUsage33%
Kana spelling is standard for the 'tail end' sense; the kanji form どん尻 is rare.
ドンケツUsage33%
kana-only spelling
Katakana variant for the derogatory 'butt' sense, sometimes used for emphasis or slangy feel.
ドンジリUsage33%
どんけつ
Kana spelling for the derogatory 'butt' sense; the reading どんけつ is restricted to this sense.
どん尻
- どんじり
  Kanji form is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.
- どんけつ

Etymology

どんじり is a compound of どん (emphatic prefix, possibly from どん底 'rock bottom') and 尻 (しり, 'rear'). どんけつ is a variant using けつ (slang for 'butt'). The exact derivation is uncertain.