デコすけ

also: でこすけ · デコスケ

デ

コ

す

け

Meanings

noun

big forehead; fivehead; asshole

derogatoryusually written using kana alone

Derogatory Kantō dialect term for a person with a large or prominent forehead. The 'asshole' gloss reflects a strong insult usage, not a literal anatomical meaning.

あのデコ助すけ、また自じ慢まんしてるよ。
That fivehead is bragging again.
デコスケって呼よばれて怒おこった。
He got mad when they called him 'big forehead'.

Kanji

助help, rescue, assist
凸convex, beetle brow, uneven

Related words

でこ
でこ is a colloquial abbreviation for でこっぱち (forehead), often used in the same dialect. デコ助 is a more insulting, personified form.
おでこ
おでこ is the standard polite word for 'forehead'. デコ助 is a derogatory slang term for a person with a large forehead, not the body part itself.

Built from

デコ+助すけ

Written forms

デコ助すけ
Common katakana-kanji mixed spelling; the reading デコすけ is restricted to this form.
でこ助すけ
Hiragana-kanji mixed spelling with the reading でこすけ.
凸でこ助すけ
Kanji spelling using 凸 for 'convex'; less common and may be considered ateji-like.
デコスケ
kana-only spelling
All-katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
でこすけ

Etymology

From でこ (forehead, dialectal/abbreviated form of でこっぱち) + 助 (suke, a common suffix in male names or derogatory nicknames). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose as a teasing or insulting nickname in the Kantō region.