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ばかたれ

ば

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た

れ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit

derogatoryusually written using kana alone

Strongly derogatory term for a person considered extremely foolish or incompetent. Often used in anger or as an insult.

このばかたれ！何なにをやっているんだ！
You blithering idiot! What are you doing?!
あんなばかたれに任まかせたら、仕し事ごとがめちゃくちゃになる。
If you leave it to a total moron like that, the work will be a mess.

Written forms

バカタレ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used for emphasis or in casual writing.
馬ば鹿かたれ
Kanji spelling; less common than kana.

Kanji

馬horse
鹿deer

Similar words

ばか
ばか is a more general and common term for 'fool' or 'idiot', while ばかたれ is a stronger, more emphatic insult.
あほ
あほ is a Kansai-dialect equivalent of ばか, often used playfully, whereas ばかたれ is harsher and not dialect-specific.

Etymology

Compound of ばか (fool) and たれ (a pejorative suffix derived from the verb たれる, meaning 'to hang down' or 'to drip', used to intensify insults).