アホくさい

also: あほくさい · あほうくさい

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Meanings

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i-adjective

usually written using kana alone

Colloquial Kansai-ben adjective expressing that something is so foolish or pointless it's laughable. Often used when dismissing an idea or situation.

毎まい日にち同おなじ作さ業ぎょうの繰くり返かえしで、アホくさくなってきた。

Repeating the same task every day, it's starting to feel stupid.

アホ臭くさい
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling. It is usually written in kana.
あほくさい
Hiragana spelling; less common than katakana but still seen.
阿呆臭い
- あほうくさい
  Full kanji spelling with the reading あほうくさい; literary or old-fashioned feel. The reading あほくさい is also possible for this form.
- あほくさい
あほうくさい

馬ば鹿か馬ば鹿かしい
Standard Japanese equivalent; less regionally marked and slightly more formal than アホ臭い.
阿あ呆ほらしい
Similar Kansai-ben adjective, but アホ臭い often carries a stronger nuance of 'reeks of stupidity' or 'smells foolish'.

Compound of アホ (fool, idiot) and 臭い (stinking, smelly), literally 'smells of foolishness'. A Kansai dialect expression.