えげつない

• 読み: えげつない
• ローマ字: egetsunai
• 発音: /e.ɡe.tsɯ.na.i/

意味

Dirty; unfair; ruthless; vulgar. Describes behaviour, language, or tactics that are shockingly unscrupulous or crude.

An i-adjective originating in Kansai dialect that has spread into standard colloquial Japanese. It covers two related senses: (1) morally reprehensible or underhanded — particularly of tactics or treatment; (2) vulgar or crude in language or expression. In casual Kansai speech it can also be used hyperbolically to mean 'extreme' or 'outrageous' (えげつない値段 — an outrageous price). Inappropriate in formal contexts.

例文

1. そんなえげつないやり方で相手を追い詰めるなんて、常識を疑う。
2. 競合他社のえげつない価格戦略に、中小企業はまったく太刀打ちできなかった。
3. 彼の冗談はえげつなくて、場の空気を一瞬で凍りつかせた。

使い方ガイド

場面: criticism, Kansai dialect, business tactics, colloquial speech

トーン: blunt

起源と歴史

Originally Kansai (Osaka) dialect. Etymological origins are debated; one theory links it to えぐい (harsh, crude) combined with regional phonological shifts. Entered mainstream Japanese through media and entertainment.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Young to middle-aged adults

社会的背景: Universal