糞餓鬼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
糞	餓	鬼
くそ Hyōgaiji	が Grade: S	き Grade: S
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spellings
クソガキ クソ餓鬼 糞ガキ 糞がき くそ餓鬼

Etymology

Compound of 糞 (kuso, “shit”) +‎ 餓鬼 (gaki, “brat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝso̞ɡa̠kʲi]

Noun

糞(くそ)餓(が)鬼(き) or 糞餓鬼(クソガキ) • (kusogaki) 

1. (derogatory) term of abuse directed towards children: damn brat, little shit
   • 2014, 谷川ニコ [Nico Tanigawa], “喪60 (喪60) [Fail 60]”, in 私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い！ [No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!], ガンガンONLINE [Gangan Online]:

     このクソガキ　水(すい)田(でん)にぶちこんでどっちが上(うえ)かわからせてやる

     kono kusogaki suiden ni buchikonde dotchi ga ue ka wakaraseteyaru

     You little shit… I'll toss you into a paddy and teach you who's boss!

Further reading

• Entry in the 実用日本語表現辞典 (Jitsuyō Nihongo Hyōgen Jiten, “Practical Japanese Expressions Dictionary”) (in Japanese)