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下手くそ
hetakuso
Description
「下手くそ」は、何かがとても下手なことや、下手な人を強く言うときに使う言葉です。
"下手くそ" is a word used to strongly say that something or someone is very bad at something.
少し失礼な言い方なので、友だちや自分に使うことが多いです。
It's a somewhat rude expression, so it's often used with friends or about oneself.
Meanings
下手くそhetakuso
very bad at something; terribly unskilled
ぼくは絵が下手くそだ。
I'm bad at drawing.
下手くそhetakuso
a very clumsy or unskilled person (insult)
この下手くそ、もっと練習しろ。
You idiot, practice more.
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Notes
- Word formation
下手 (heta, unskilled) + くそ (kuso, an emphatic, crude intensifier).
- Nuance
much stronger and ruder than plain 下手; often teasing among friends or self-deprecating.
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