also: だめおんな
no-good woman; female loser
Colloquial, often derogatory term for a woman who is seen as incompetent, irresponsible, or a failure in life.
She can't hold a job and has no money; she's a real no-good woman.
The main character in that drama is a female loser, but somehow you can't hate her.
Common colloquial spelling using katakana for ダメ.
Kanji spelling; less common but still seen.
Mixed hiragana-kanji spelling.
Compound of ダメ (no good, useless) and 女 (woman). The word ダメ itself is of uncertain origin, possibly from the game of Go.