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キモい (きもい, kimoi) Japanese meaning: gross | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation キモい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary キモい キモくない Polite キモいです キモくないです also キモくありません Past polite キモかったです キモくなかったです also キモくありませんでした Past キモかった キモくなかった Te-form キモくて キモくなくて Adverbial キモく Conditional キモければ キモくなければ Tara conditional キモかったら キモくなかったら
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His way of laughing is a bit creepy.
Related words 気持ち悪い is the full, standard-form adjective meaning 'disgusting/gross,' while キモい is its casual slang abbreviation used mainly by younger speakers.
きしょい is another slang abbreviation (from 気色悪い) that feels even blunter and more vulgar than キモい.
グロい (from 'grotesque') is slang for something visually gruesome or bizarre, a narrower sense than the broader disgust or creepiness covered by キモい.
Written forms キモい Usage 30%
Common slang spelling with katakana キモ and hiragana い; the mixed script is typical in casual writing.
キモイ Usage 44%
All-katakana variant, often used for emphasis or in stylized text.
きもい Usage 27%
All-hiragana spelling, common in casual messaging.
Etymology Slang abbreviation of 気持ち悪い (kimochi warui), with the first part 気持 (kimochi) shortened to キモ (kimo).
