芋いも掘ほり坊ぼう主ず

noun

uneducated monk; ignorant monk

Archaic derogatory term for a monk perceived as uneducated or uncultured, literally 'potato-digging monk'. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんには、芋いも掘ほり坊ぼう主ずという蔑べっ称しょうが記しるされている。

  In Edo-period documents, the derogatory term 'potato-digging monk' is recorded.