also: だめお · ダメおとこ · だめおとこ
loser guy; no-good man
Colloquial, often derogatory term for a man who is unreliable, irresponsible, or a failure in life, especially in romantic contexts.
He's a no-good guy who just gambles without working.
You were right to break up with that loser.
Most common spelling; ダメ is usually written in katakana for this slang term.
Alternate reading where 男 is read as おとこ; less common than ダメお.
Kanji spelling is possible but uncommon; the katakana form is strongly preferred.
Rare kanji spelling with the full おとこ reading.
Compound of ダメ (no good, useless) and 男 (man). The reading ダメお is a contraction of ダメおとこ.