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クソガキ (くそがき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

クソガキ

Meanings

1

noun

stupid brat; little shit; son of a bitch

usually written using kana alonederogatory

Vulgar, derogatory term for a child or young person, expressing strong anger or contempt. Often used as an insult or exclamation.

あのクソガキ、また窓まどを割わった！
That little shit broke the window again!
クソガキどもがうるさくてかなわない。
Those damn brats are so noisy I can't stand it.

Written forms

クソガキ
kana-only spelling
Common katakana spelling. It is usually written in kana.
糞くそ餓が鬼き
Kanji spelling with 糞 (excrement) and 餓鬼 (hungry ghost/brat). Rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.
糞くそガキ
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling. Rare; the word is usually written in kana.
くそガキ

Kanji

糞shit, feces, excrement

餓starve, hungry, thirst

鬼ghost, devil

Similar words

ガキ
A derogatory term for a child or brat, but less vulgar than クソガキ. クソガキ adds the intensifying prefix クソ (shit/damn).
クソ
A vulgar prefix meaning 'shit' or 'damn', used to intensify insults. クソガキ combines it with ガキ (brat).

Etymology

Compound of クソ (kuso, 'shit/damn', a vulgar intensifier) and ガキ (gaki, 'brat', from 餓鬼, originally a Buddhist term for a hungry ghost, later used for children). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the combination is a straightforward vulgar insult.