カテゴリー: Japanese Slang

雑魚

ZAKO

weakling; small fry; a nobody; (orig.) small mixed fish

ガチ勢

GACHIZEI

the hardcore/serious crowd who go all-in on a game, hobby, or activity

サボる

SABORU

to skip class or work, slack off, play hooky, or shirk a duty

グロ

GURO

grotesque / gory / gross

マジか

MAJIKA

for real? / no way / seriously? (a casual exclamation of surprise or disbelief)

ワロタ

WAROTA

internet slang for lol / that made me laugh / lmao

ワンチャン

WANCHAN

there's a chance / maybe / possibly (if things go well)

めんどい

MENDOI

a pain, a hassle, too much effort, bothersome (casual clip of mendokusai)

キモかわ

KIMOKAWA

gross-cute / ugly-cute

エグい

EGUI

intense, brutal, insane, sick (can be positive or negative); originally acrid/harsh in taste or gruesome

しんどい

SHINDOI

physically or emotionally exhausting, tough, draining, hard to bear

乙

OTSU

good work / thanks for the effort (internet slang)

ナンパ

NANPA

approaching and hitting on a stranger in public to try to start a romantic or sexual connection

クソゲー

KUSOGE

gamer slang for a terrible or garbage video game — one so broken, unfair, or badly designed that it frustrates players (sometimes in a so-bad-it's-fun way)

クソ

KUSO

damn / shit; crappy- (intensifying prefix)

からって

KARATTE

just because; even if; even though (dismissive/pushback nuance)

こいつら

KOITSURA

these guys; these people (informal and slightly rough plural pronoun)

別に

BETSUNI

not particularly / nothing in particular

かっこいい

KAKKOII

cool / stylish / good-looking

フリーター

FREETER

part-time worker / temp worker

がっかり

GAKKARI

disappointed; let down; dejected; crestfallen

イライラ

IRAIRA

feeling irritated; frustrated; on edge

うん

UN

yes; yeah; uh-huh; okay (informal)

釣り

TSURI

fishing; angling

ビビる

BIBIRU

to get scared, be startled, flinch, get intimidated, freak out

タピる

TAPIRU

to drink / go get bubble tea (tapioca milk tea)

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ディスる

DISURU

to diss / disrespect / put down / trash-talk someone