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ばば

ば

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Meanings

1

noun

vulgar expression or wordusually written using kana alone

Vulgar Osaka dialect word for feces. Strongly informal and offensive; not used in polite conversation.

犬いぬが道みちにばばをしとる。
The dog took a crap on the road.

2

noun

poop; pooh-pooh; something dirty

children's languageusually written using kana alone

Children's word for feces or something dirty. Cute and mild, used with small children.

ばばを触さわっちゃダメだよ。
Don't touch the poop, okay?

Written forms

ばばUsage100%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 糞 and 屎 are rare and mostly seen in older or literary contexts.
糞ばば
Kanji form for ばば; rarely used in modern writing for this reading.
屎ばば
Alternate kanji form; even less common than 糞 for this reading.

Kanji

糞shit, feces, excrement
屎

shit, excrement

Similar words

うんち
Standard children's word for poop; more common nationwide than ばば, which is dialectal.
くそ
General vulgar word for shit; not specifically dialectal or childish.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain; likely a sound-symbolic or baby-talk formation. The kanji 糞 and 屎 are conventional associations for feces, not phonetic derivations.