also: どんけつ
tail end; last person; dead last
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.
彼はいつも行列のどんじりに並ぶ。
He always lines up at the very end of the queue.
マラソン
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.
I was dead last in the marathon, but I'm happy I finished.
Katakana variant for the derogatory 'butt' sense, sometimes used for emphasis or slangy feel.
Kana spelling for the derogatory 'butt' sense; the reading どんけつ is restricted to this sense.
Kanji form is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.
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.