Criticism & Complaints

概要

この章では「Criticism & Complaints」に関わる日本語スラングをひとまとまりで扱います。会話やSNS、ポップカルチャーでよく見かける表現を、意味だけでなく温度感まで含めてつかむための章です。

直訳では見えにくいノリや感情の強さにも注目しながら、自然な使われ方を読み取っていきましょう。

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この章のJapanese Slang (80)

1. ダサい ダサい Lame, uncool, or tacky — used to criticise someone's fashion, behaviour, or aesthetic sense as hopelessly unhip.
2. キモい キモい Gross, creepy, or disgusting — a blunt expression of revulsion toward something or someone perceived as repulsive.
3. ウザい ウザい Annoying, obnoxious, or irritating — used to express frustration with someone or something that won't leave you alone.
4. イタい イタい Cringeworthy or embarrassingly delusional — describes someone who is painfully unaware of how awkward or out of touch they appear.
5. しょうもない しょうもない Worthless, pointless, or stupid — dismisses something as not worth anyone's time or attention.
6. クソ クソ Crappy, damn, or shit — a vulgar intensifier and all-purpose expression of contempt or frustration.
7. 微妙 びみょう Meh, not great, or questionable — a diplomatically vague way of saying something is disappointing or subpar.
8. ハズレ ハズレ A miss, dud, or letdown — something that fails to meet expectations, like a bad purchase or disappointing experience.
9. 地雷 じらい A landmine — something or someone that looks normal on the surface but turns out to be a hidden disaster.
10. オワコン オワコン Finished content, washed up, or past its prime — declares that something (or someone) has peaked and is no longer relevant.
11. ゴミ ゴミ Trash, garbage, or worthless — a harsh insult declaring something (or someone) has absolutely no value.
12. 雑魚 ざこ A weakling, scrub, or noob — dismisses someone as pathetically unskilled or insignificant.
13. にわか にわか A bandwagon fan or casual poser — someone who pretends to be knowledgeable about something they only recently discovered.
14. ナメてる ナメてる Looking down on someone or not taking something seriously — implies disrespectful underestimation.
15. 調子乗る ちょうしのる Getting cocky, full of oneself, or letting success go to one's head — acting arrogant after a small win.
16. うるさい うるさい Shut up, noisy, or stop nagging — used to tell someone to be quiet or to express annoyance at persistent interference.
17. KY ケーワイ Unable to read the room — describes someone who is oblivious to the social atmosphere and says or does inappropriate things.
18. ドケチ ドケチ Super stingy or extremely tight-fisted — an emphatic insult for someone who is unreasonably cheap with money.
19. セコい セコい Cheap, petty, or stingy — describes behaviour that is small-minded or dishonestly frugal in a way that invites contempt.
20. やらかす やらかす To screw up, make a blunder, or do something regrettably stupid — implies an avoidable mistake with consequences.
21. ポンコツ ポンコツ Useless, clumsy, or broken — affectionately or critically describes someone who is endearingly incompetent.
22. アホ アホ Idiot, fool, or dummy — a blunt but sometimes affectionate way of calling someone stupid.
23. バカ バカ Stupid, idiot, or fool — the most fundamental and widely known Japanese insult for calling someone dumb.
24. ありえない ありえない Unbelievable, outrageous, or absolutely unacceptable — expresses disbelief and indignation at something.
25. 意味不明 いみふめい Makes no sense or is completely incomprehensible — used to dismiss something as baffling or nonsensical.
26. イミフ イミフ Makes no sense — an internet-born abbreviation of 意味不明, used to dismiss something as incomprehensible.
27. ドヤ顔 ドヤがお Smug face or self-satisfied expression — the look someone makes when they think they've done something impressive.
28. 上から目線 うえからめせん Condescending or looking down on someone — describes an attitude of talking to others as if you are superior to them.
29. マウント マウント Flexing, one-upping, or asserting dominance — boasting or subtly showing off to establish superiority over others.
30. ナルシスト ナルシスト A narcissist or someone who is excessively self-obsessed — particularly about their appearance or abilities.
31. 自意識過剰 じいしきかじょう Excessively self-conscious or thinks too highly of oneself — someone who assumes everyone is watching or judging them.
32. 痛々しい いたいたしい Painfully cringeworthy or hard to watch — describes someone whose behaviour is so awkward that it causes second-hand embarrassment.
33. サムい サムい Unfunny, corny, or cringy — used to describe a joke or attempt at humour that falls completely flat.
34. スベる スベる To bomb or have a joke fall flat — describes the moment when attempted humour fails completely.
35. 引く ひく To be put off, taken aback, or repelled — describes the instinctive recoil when encountering something off-putting.
36. ないわ ないわ No way, absolutely not, or hard pass — a blunt dismissal expressing that something is completely unacceptable.
37. ありえん ありえん Unbelievable or impossible — an emphatic, casual contraction of ありえない expressing stronger disbelief.
38. 最悪 さいあく The worst or absolutely terrible — the go-to exclamation when something is as bad as it could possibly be.
39. 終わってる おわってる It's over, done for, or hopeless — declares that something or someone has no future or chance of recovery.
40. 詰んだ つんだ Checkmate, game over, or totally screwed — declares a situation where there is absolutely no way out.
41. 闇 やみ Dark, shady, or disturbing — used to describe something morally corrupt, sketchy, or deeply wrong.
42. 闇が深い やみがふかい Deeply disturbing, there's a dark backstory — implies a situation or person has hidden layers of corruption or trauma.
43. ブラック ブラック Exploitative, toxic — describes companies or environments with terrible working conditions, unpaid overtime, and employee abuse.
44. パワハラ パワハラ Power harassment — workplace bullying or abuse of authority by a superior, including intimidation, excessive demands, and verbal abuse.
45. モラハラ モラハラ Moral harassment — emotional or psychological abuse, often in romantic relationships or family settings.
46. セクハラ セクハラ Sexual harassment — unwanted sexual comments, advances, or behaviour in the workplace or social settings.
47. 老害 ろうがい Toxic elder — an older person who causes problems by clinging to outdated ideas, refusing to adapt, and blocking younger people's progress.
48. ガイジ ガイジ A highly offensive slur meaning brain-dead or acting extremely foolishly — derived from an abbreviation of a disability term. Strongly co...
49. エアプ エアプ Armchair expert — someone who talks about something they have zero actual experience with, pretending to know.
50. 知ったかぶり しったかぶり Know-it-all — someone who pretends to know something they actually don't, putting on an act of knowledge.
51. 嘘松 うそまつ Obvious liar — calling out a story as fabricated or too good to be true, essentially saying 'that's fake.'
52. 盛る もる To exaggerate or embellish — making a story, photo, or claim sound more impressive or dramatic than reality.
53. ブス ブス Ugly — a very rude and direct insult about someone's physical appearance, primarily directed at women.
54. デブ デブ Fat, overweight — a blunt and rude insult about someone's body size.
55. チー牛 チーぎゅう Stereotypical nerdy, meek person — refers to someone who looks like they would quietly order a cheese beef bowl at a fast food chain.
56. 陰キャ いんキャ Introvert, gloomy loner — a negative label for someone perceived as quiet, antisocial, and lacking social skills or charisma.
57. コミュ障 コミュしょう Socially awkward — someone who is terrible at communication and struggles with basic social interactions.
58. 黒歴史 くろれきし Dark history — embarrassing past events, phases, or creations that someone desperately wants to forget.
59. 痛車 いたしゃ Cringe car — a vehicle decorated with large anime character decals and wraps, seen as cringeworthy by non-fans but celebrated in otaku cu...
60. 量産型 りょうさんがた Mass-produced, cookie-cutter — describes someone or something that looks exactly like everyone else, lacking any individuality.
61. ミーハー ミーハー Trend-chaser — someone who is easily influenced by fads, jumping on every bandwagon without deep interest or knowledge.
62. ステマ ステマ Stealth marketing — hidden or disguised advertisements pretending to be genuine recommendations or reviews.
63. やる気ない やるきない Unmotivated, zero effort — expressing a complete lack of motivation or willingness to do anything.
64. 手抜き てぬき Cutting corners — doing something in a lazy, half-hearted way, skipping proper effort to save time or energy.
65. 適当 てきとう Sloppy, careless, half-hearted — doing something without proper care or attention. Confusingly, it can also mean 'appropriate' in formal ...
66. クレーマー クレーマー Chronic complainer, Karen — a person who aggressively and unreasonably complains to staff, making excessive demands.
67. モンペ モンペ Monster parent — an overbearing, unreasonable parent who makes absurd demands of schools and teachers.
68. ウケ狙い ウケねらい Trying too hard to be funny — describing someone who deliberately and obviously aims for laughs in an obnoxious or transparent way.
69. 空回り からまわり Spinning wheels — putting in effort that produces no results or backfires, trying hard but getting absolutely nowhere.
70. イキる イキる To act tough, show off, be cocky — someone who arrogantly flexes or talks big beyond their actual status or ability.
71. ぶりっ子 ぶりっこ Fake cutesy act — a person (usually a woman) who deliberately acts innocent, helpless, and adorable to gain attention or manipulate others.
72. あざとい あざとい Calculating cuteness — being deliberately and strategically charming in a way that seems manipulative but is often effective.
73. こじらせ こじらせ Overthinking, having a complicated personality — someone who has tangled themselves up psychologically, often about love, identity, or se...
74. やばくない？ やばくない Isn't that bad? — a rhetorical question expressing that something is questionable, concerning, or unacceptable.
75. 草も生えない くさもはえない Not even funny — literally 'not even grass grows,' meaning something is so terrible or unfunny that you can't even laugh at it.
76. ゴミカス ゴミカス Utter trash, garbage scum — an extreme compound insult combining two words for worthlessness into maximum contempt.
77. カス カス Scum, worthless — a harsh insult meaning someone or something is the absolute lowest quality, like dregs or sediment.
78. 地獄絵図 じごくえず Hellscape, total disaster scene — describes a chaotic, terrible, or nightmarish situation that looks like a painting of Buddhist hell.
79. ヘイト ヘイト Hate, hostility — aggressive negativity directed at someone or something, especially online. In gaming, also means aggro/threat.
80. 目が死んでる めがしんでる Dead eyes — describes someone whose eyes look completely lifeless, usually from exhaustion, despair, or being broken by work or life.