すっとこどっこい

Japanese

Etymology

すっとこ (suttoko, “nude or ugly features/appearance”) + どっこい (dokkoi, comes from 'dokohe' (どこへ), which means 'where')

phrase from baka-bayashi (馬鹿囃子)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨt̚to̞ko̞ do̞k̚ko̞i]

Noun

すっとこどっこい • (suttoko dokkoi) 

1. (informal, derogatory) idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity

   この、すっとこどっこい。

   Kono, suttokodokkoi.

   You're an idiot!

Further reading

• “すっとこどっこい”, in goo辞書‎^[1] (in Japanese) (dictionary), Goo, 13 April 2025 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 September 2021