すっとこどっこい

Japanese

Etymology

すっとこ (suttoko, “nude or ugly features/appearance”) + どっこい (dokkoi, comes from 'dokohe' (どこへ), which means 'where') [1]

phrase from baka-bayashi (馬鹿囃子)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɨt̚to̞ko̞ do̞k̚ko̞i]

Noun

すっとこどっこい • (suttoko dokkoi) 

  1. (informal, derogatory) idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity[2]
    この、すっとこどっこい。
    Kono, suttokodokkoi.
    You're an idiot!

References

  1. ^ Suttoko Dokkoi (すっとこどっこい – Idiot) – Learning English and Japanese
  2. ^ Definition of すっとこどっこい - JapanDict: Japanese Dictionary

Further reading

  • “すっとこどっこい”, in goo辞書‎[1] (in Japanese) (dictionary), Goo, 13 April 2025 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 September 2021
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