奴やっこさん

pronoun

he; she; him; her

Derogatory or familiar third-person pronoun, often used in a dismissive or colloquial way. Can refer to a person whose name is not known or not worth mentioning.

• 奴やっこさんは今日きょうも遅ち刻こくだよ。

  That guy is late again today.

• 奴やっこさんに任まかせておけば大だい丈じょう夫ぶさ。

  Just leave it to him, it'll be fine.

noun

samurai's attendant (in origami)

Refers to a figure of a samurai's attendant in a traditional variation of origami. This is a specific cultural term.

• 折おり紙がみで奴やっこさんを折おるのは簡かん単たんだ。

  Folding a samurai's attendant out of origami is easy.

noun

Edo-period popular song and dance

A type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period. Historical term; not in modern everyday use.

• 奴やっこさんは江え戸ど時じ代だいに流りゅう行こうした歌うたと踊おどりの一いっ種しゅだ。

  Yakkosan is a type of song and dance that was popular in the Edo period.