口こう撃げき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

verbal attack; tongue-lashing

A playful or emphatic term for attacking someone with words, often used in casual or humorous contexts. It is a coined word playing on 攻撃 (こうげき, 'attack') by replacing 攻 with 口 (mouth).

See also: 攻撃

• 彼かれは会かい議ぎで上じょう司しに口こう撃げきを浴あびせた。

  He launched a verbal attack on his boss at the meeting.

• ネット上じょうで口こう撃げきするのは簡かん単たんだが、後あとで後こう悔かいすることもある。

  It's easy to verbally attack someone online, but you may regret it later.