Insulting Japanese
Insulting Japanese
Trust the Japanese language to pinpoint all levels of human complexes, inhibitions and psychological disorders. Here is a compilation from caustic Japanese friends of Peach. Remember to roll your 'R's!
In Japanese, the word ばか baka means "idiot", "moron", "fool" or "dimwit". It can also refer to the condition of being stupid. The word is widely used in conversation and, while derogatory, is not taboo. It is more commonly used in Tokyo and other parts of eastern Japan while in Osaka and elsewhere in western
When used as an adjective in Japanese, baka (na) can mean "absurd" or "crazy" in addition to "idiotic." The adverb form baka ni can mean "extremely" and baka ni dekai "extremely large". Baka ni naru can also mean "overdo" or "overwork".
Another Japanese idiom is demo baka wa shinanakya naoranai (馬鹿は死ななきゃ直らない, "However, only death can cure a fool").
Examples of Usage
- 馬鹿！ Baka! — You're an idiot!
- ピカチュウは馬鹿じゃないよ！ Pikachū wa baka ja nai yo! — Pikachu is no idiot!
- 私は馬鹿だ！Watashi wa baka da! — I'm an idiot!
- うん、あなたは馬鹿な猿だ！ Un, anata wa baka na saru da! — Yeah, you're a stupid monkey!
- ばかろ！馬鹿者！Bakaro! Baka mono! — various other insults
YARIMAN Slut/whore. Very derogatory, don't say out loud in public unless you mean it.
YARICHIN Male slut, "player".
YERO CABU "Yellow Cabs" - Japanese girls who go after expat men. So called because they're like yellow taxies in
GAISEN Japanese who only date foreigners ("sen" means specialty)
NAISEN Japanese who only date other Japanese (also known as "sticky rice" in the
FUKESEN People who only date older people (old men/women fetish)
YOGOROSEN This is very dirty - people who have a fetish for unwashed people - i.e. those who don't wash the byproducts of sex off and are thus very sexy smelling. In gay communities in the
SEBEN ELEBEN Seven Eleven, i.e. women who are like the convenience store, always "open" 24 hours of the night for a man.
CONBINI ONNA Peach's favorite. Conbibi comes from "convenience", as in a Seven Eleven store, thus "convenience store woman", same as seben eleben.
BENJO ONNA Toilet Girl, always available for men to come in and do their business and leave. Close in spirit to the American expression of saying someone's private parts are "public access".