しでかす

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

do (something bad); commit; pull (a stunt)

usually written using kana alone

Used when someone does something foolish, wrong, or troublesome, often with a nuance of exasperation or criticism. Typically refers to blunders, pranks, or misdeeds.

また変へんなことをしでかしたのか。
Did you go and do something weird again?

彼かれはとんでもない失しっ敗ぱいをしでかした。

He made an outrageous blunder.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

pull off; accomplish (something impressive)

usually written using kana alone

Less common; used when someone manages to do something remarkable or difficult, often with a sense of surprise or admiration. Can overlap with sense 1 when the achievement is audacious.

彼かれはたった一人ひとりでその大おお仕し事ごとをしでかした。
He pulled off that huge task all by himself.

Written forms

しでかすUsage92%
Usually written in kana. The kanji forms are rare or search-only.
仕し出でかすUsage8%
Rare kanji form; the word is normally written in kana.
為出来しでかす
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

仕attend, doing, official
出exit, leave, go out
為do, change, make
来come, due, next

Similar words

やらかす
Very similar in meaning to しでかす (doing something bad or foolish), but やらかす is even more colloquial and often implies a blunder or failure.
する
Neutral 'to do'. しでかす adds a strong evaluative nuance (negative or impressive), while する is plain and factual.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 為る (する, 'to do') with the suffix かす, which can add a nuance of doing something thoroughly or to completion. The exact historical development is uncertain.