ブチギレ

• Reading: ブチギレ
• Romaji: buchigire
• Pronunciation: /bɯ.tɕi.gi.ɾe/

Meaning

To completely lose it, explode with rage, or go ballistic — an intensified version of キレる (to snap).

ブチギレ adds the intensifying prefix ブチ (from ぶち, meaning to strike/smash) to キレ (from キレる, to snap). The result is an explosion of anger far beyond normal キレる — think table-flipping, screaming rage. It is very vivid and dramatic, commonly used in storytelling to convey the intensity of someone's outburst. Can be a noun (ブチギレ) or verb (ブチギレる).

Examples

1. 何度も同じミスされてついにブチギレた。 They kept making the same mistake over and over, and I finally lost it.
2. 親にスマホ取り上げられてブチギレてる弟がいる。 My little brother is going ballistic because our parents took away his phone.
3. あの温厚な先輩がブチギレるの初めて見た。 That was the first time I've ever seen that mild-mannered senior completely blow up.

Usage Guide

Context: friends, storytelling, social media

Tone: explosive, furious, dramatic

Do Say

• 客がブチギレて店長呼ばれてた。 (A customer went ballistic and the manager got called.)
• もう一回やったらブチギレるからね。 (If you do that one more time I'm going to lose it.)

Don't Say

• 軽い怒りに「ブチギレた」を使うと大げさに聞こえる (Using ブチギレた for mild anger sounds overdramatic — save it for genuine rage)

Common Mistakes

• Using ブチギレ and キレる interchangeably — ブチギレ is significantly more intense and explosive
• Using ブチギレ in any context where polite language is expected — it is very rough and aggressive

Origin & History

Compound of ぶち (an intensifying prefix meaning to strike/smash, from Western Japanese dialect) and キレる (to snap). ぶち is a Hiroshima/Western dialect intensifier that entered nationwide slang. The combination emerged in the 2000s.

Cultural Context

Era: 2000s, combining Western dialect prefix with established slang

Generation: Teens to 40s

Social background: Casual, rough speech

Regional notes: The ぶち prefix originates from Western Japan (especially Hiroshima dialect) where ぶち is a common intensifier. The compound ブチギレ is now used nationwide.