くそ

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Likely from こそ (koso).

Suffix[edit]

くそ (-kuso

  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) a suffix attached to a person's name

Etymology 2[edit]

From the suffix くそ (-kuso) above. With the omission of the name, this becomes a general second person personal pronoun.

Pronoun[edit]

くそ (kuso

  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) second person personal pronoun: you
    • circa 959-965, Heichū Monogatari, chapter 17:
      かゝりけるに、くそたち、來けり。「わがもとに來るなめり」と、この男は、見立てりけるに [...]
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    • 970–999, Utsubo Monogatari, page Fujiwara no Kimi:
      「いで、有るまじきコといふくソたちかな。」
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    • 970–999, Utsubo Monogatari, page Fujiwara no Kimi:
      「おもしろき事の給フくそたちかな。ただかうなり、この事は。京くそたちのし給はんことは[...]」
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    • late 900s, Ochikubo Monogatari, volume 4:
      たゞひそみにひそみ給ひて、「何事もくそも人も、此殿おはせん限りは、えやすくすまじかめり。[...]」
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    • c. 10011014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (Tenarai)
      「いで。その琴、彈き給へ。横笛は、月には、いと、をかしき物ぞかし。いづら。くそたち。琴、取りて參れ」
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Etymology 3[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of くそ – see the following entry.
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[noun] (colloquial) feces, excrement
[noun] (by extension) shit, crap, garbage, trash
[interjection] (often vulgar) shit, crap
[prefix] (derogatory) pejorative prefix
[suffix] crappy, for shit: a derogatory emphasizing suffix.
Alternative spelling
(This term, くそ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as くそ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くそ.)

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