糞垂れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
糞	垂
くそ Hyōgaiji	た Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
糞っ垂れ (emphatic)

Etymology

Compound of 糞 (kuso, “shit, poop, feces”) +‎ 垂れ (tare, “hanging, dangling”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 垂れる tareru “to hang down, to dangle”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Standard pronunciation:

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) くそたれ [kùsótáré] (Heiban – [0])[3]
(Tokyo) くそたれ [kùsótáréꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[2][3]
(Tokyo) くそたれ [kùsótáꜜrè] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝso̞ta̠ɾe̞]

Emphatic pronunciation:

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) くそったれ [kùsóttáré] (Heiban – [0])[3]
(Tokyo) くそったれ [kùsóttáréꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[3]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝso̞t̚ta̠ɾe̞]

Noun

糞(くそ)垂(た)れ • (kusotare) (alternative reading hiragana くそったれ, rōmaji kusottare)

(rude) a dingleberry (a clump of feces hanging near the anus)
(vulgar, derogatory) a dingleberry, an asshole, a shithead (used as an insult)
(vulgar) shit, fuck, goddammit

Usage notes

This term is most often used in the pejorative shithead sense. It is often also pronounced with the extra mora in the middle, as kusottare, for emphasis.[1][2][3]

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN