どすけべ

also: どすけべい

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Strongly derogatory slang for a person who is extremely lecherous or obsessed with sex. Often used as an insult or in a joking, exaggerated way among friends.

See also: スケベ (すけべい) · ど

あの男おとこは本ほん当とうにどすけべだな。
That guy is a real pervert.
どすけべな目めつきで見みるな。
Don't look at me with those lecherous eyes.

Usage patterns

ど助すけ平べな〈人ひと〉a total pervert/lecher (describing a person)
彼かれはとんでもないど助すけ平べな人ひとだ。
He's an outrageous sex fiend.
〈人ひと〉はど助すけ平べだsomeone is a real pervert
あの上じょう司しはど助すけ平べだと有ゆう名めいだ。
That boss is famous for being a total pervert.

Kanji

助help, rescue, assist
平even, flat, peace

Related words

スケベ
助平 is the plain, everyday word for a lecher, while ど助平 adds the intensifying prefix ど- to make it stronger and more vulgar.
変へん態たい
変態 emphasizes sexual deviance or abnormality, whereas ど助平 focuses on being obsessively lecherous rather than 'deviant'.
エッチ
エッチ is a lighter, more playful slang word for lewdness, while ど助平 is a harsher, more insulting term.

Written forms

ど助平
- どすけべ
  Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
- どすけべい
ドスケベ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used for emphasis or in informal writing.
どスケベ
kana-only spelling
Mixed kana/katakana spelling, also seen in informal contexts.
どすけべい
Variant reading with a long final vowel; less common than どすけべ.

Etymology

Formed by adding the intensifying prefix ど- to すけべ (助平), a slang term for a lecherous person. The exact origin of すけべ is uncertain, but it may be related to the word 好き (suki, 'liking') or a contraction of すけべい心 (sukebei-gokoro, 'lecherous heart').