三一奴さんぴんやっこ

noun

low-ranking samurai (derogatory)

Historical derogatory term for a low-ranking samurai, often used in the Edo period. The term 三一侍 is a related synonym.

See also: 三一侍

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、三さん一ぴん奴やっこは身み分ぶんの低ひくい武ぶ士しを指さす蔑べっ称しょうだった。

  In the Edo period, 三一奴 was a derogatory term for a low-ranking samurai.