ドジ
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Meanings
1
blunder; clumsy mistake; goof
Colloquial term for a careless mistake or clumsiness. Often used self-deprecatingly or to tease someone lightly.
I messed up again.
He can be clumsy, but you can't hate him for it.
Usage patterns
- ドジな〈人〉a clumsy, blunder-prone person
He's the clumsy type and is always forgetting something.
- 〈人〉がドジをするfor someone to make a blunder / goof up
I got nervous and messed up again.
Expressions
- ドジを踏むmake a blunder; mess up; bungle