ゴミカス

• 読み: ゴミカス
• ローマ字: gomikasu
• 漢字の分解: ゴミ (garbage/trash, from 塵) + カス (dregs/scum, from 粕) → garbage + dregs, compound insult for maximum contempt
• 発音: /ɡo.mi.ka.sɯ/

意味

Utter trash, garbage scum — an extreme compound insult combining two words for worthlessness into maximum contempt.

ゴミカス doubles down on the insult by combining ゴミ (garbage) and カス (dregs/scum) into a single word of amplified contempt. It's used to express absolute disgust with a person, product, or situation. While ゴミ alone is already harsh, adding カス pushes it to an extreme level. The term is most common in internet and gaming communities where verbal aggression is more normalised, but using it toward actual people is considered very offensive. It's also used hyperbolically for things, not just people.

例文

1. あの対応、ゴミカスすぎない？
2. ゴミカスみたいな性能のガチャ引いたわ。
3. 人をゴミカス呼ばわりするのはさすがに言いすぎ。

使い方ガイド

場面: internet, gaming

トーン: aggressive, contemptuous

正しい言い方

• あのガチャの確率、ゴミカスすぎる。 (The gacha rates are absolute garbage.)
• ゴミカスって言葉、さすがにきつくない？ (Isn't 'garbage scum' a bit too harsh?)

避ける言い方

• 人に直接「ゴミカス」は深刻ないじめになりうる (Calling someone ゴミカス directly can constitute serious bullying)

よくある間違い

• Using ゴミカス casually in real life — it's primarily an internet/gaming term and sounds extremely aggressive in face-to-face conversation
• Not understanding that this is a compound intensifier — ゴミ + カス together is much harsher than either word alone

起源と歴史

Compound of ゴミ (gomi, garbage/trash) and カス (kasu, dregs/scum). Both are existing insults combined for intensification. Became common in 2010s internet and gaming culture.

文化的背景

時代: 2010s internet and gaming culture

世代: Gen Z and internet users

社会的背景: Internet subculture

地域メモ: Used nationwide online. The compound format follows a pattern of doubling insults for emphasis in internet Japanese.