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毒づく · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	毒どくづく	毒どくづかない
Polite	毒どくづきます	毒どくづきません
Past polite	毒どくづきました	毒どくづきませんでした
Past	毒どくづいた	毒どくづかなかった
Te-form	毒どくづいて	毒どくづかないで
Desire	毒どくづきたい	毒どくづきたくない
Potential	毒どくづける	毒どくづけない
Passive	毒どくづかれる	毒どくづかれない
Causative	毒どくづかせる	毒どくづかせない
Causative passive	毒どくづかせられるalso 毒どくづかされる	毒どくづかせられないalso 毒どくづかされない
Volitional	毒どくづこう
Polite volitional	毒どくづきましょう
Imperative	毒どくづけ	毒どくづくな
Conditional	毒どくづけば	毒どくづかなければ
Tara conditional	毒どくづいたら	毒どくづかなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

curse at; call names; speak bitterly

Used when someone vents anger or frustration through harsh, insulting, or bitter words directed at a person or situation. Often implies a sudden outburst of venomous language.

彼かれは上じょう司しに毒どくづいて、会かい社しゃを辞やめた。
He cursed at his boss and quit the company.
彼かの女じょは運うん命めいを毒どくづきながら、泣なき崩くずれた。
She broke down crying, cursing her fate.

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Kanji

毒poison, virus, venom
突stab, protruding, thrust

Related words

罵ののしる
罵る is a more general term for verbally abusing or reviling someone, while 毒づく emphasizes the venomous, bitter quality of the words, often in a spontaneous outburst.
悪あく態たいをつく
悪態をつく means to hurl abuse or insults, similar to 毒づく, but 毒づく can also be used when the target is not a person (e.g., fate, situation).

Written forms

毒どくづくUsage95%
Standard spelling using the common kanji 毒 (poison) and okurigana.
毒どく突づくUsage5%
Alternate spelling using 突く (to thrust), emphasizing the sharpness of the words. Less common than 毒づく.

Etymology

Compound of 毒 (poison) and つく (to thrust, to utter). The verb つく here is likely a suffix meaning 'to express' or 'to emit,' giving the sense of 'spewing poison.' The exact derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with venomous speech.