Japanブサイク (busaiku)
noun, adjective · Informal · boo-SAI-koo
Ugly; badly put together. Used of faces above all, and cruelly frank by the standards of English public speech.
Use with care
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Japanese Slang for Insults & Complaints
8 Japanese slang terms for insults & complaints, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Terms for fools, annoyances and things gone wrong. Register matters enormously here — several of these words are affectionate between friends and fighting words between strangers.
ダサい (dasai)
adjective · Informal · da-SAI
Naff; uncool; trying and failing. Of clothes, a design, a name, a gesture — anything that misses the mark stylistically.
逆ギレ (gyakugire)
noun, verb · Informal · gya-koo-GHEE-reh
Getting angry at the person who has just caught you out — turning a justified complaint back on the complainant.
きもい (kimoi)
adjective · Informal · kee-MOI
Creepy; gross; skin-crawling. Much harsher than 'gross' in English when aimed at a person — a standard piece of schoolyard cruelty.
Use with care
空気読めない (kūki yomenai)
phrase, adjective · Colloquial · KOO-kee yo-meh-nai
Unable to sense the mood of a room — the person who keeps arguing after everyone has moved on, or raises a question at the exact wrong moment.
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パクる (pakuru)
verb · Informal · pa-KOO-ru
To nick — to rip off someone's idea, design or joke and pass it off as your own.
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うざい (uzai)
adjective · Informal · oo-ZAI
Annoying; grating; won't leave you alone. Of a person, a noise, a notification or a rule.
Use with care
やばい (yabai)
adjective, interjection · Informal · ya-BA-i
Originally: dangerous, dodgy, about to go badly wrong. Still used this way — やばい、遅刻する is 'damn, I'm going to be late'.
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