にぶちん

noun

dullard; insensitive person; slow-witted person

Colloquial, mildly derogatory term for someone who is slow to understand or insensitive to others' feelings. Often used in light teasing among friends.

See also: 鈍い (にぶい)

• 彼かれはにぶちんだから、冗じょう談だんが通つうじない。

  He's a dullard, so jokes don't get through to him.

• そんなにぶちんには言いいたくない。

  I don't want to tell such an insensitive person.