ぼろぞうきん

Japanese

Alternative spellings
襤褸雑巾 ボロ雑巾 ぼろ雑巾

Etymology

From 襤褸(ぼろ) (boro) + 雑巾(ぞうきん) (zōkin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo̞ɾo̞zo̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

ぼろぞうきん or ボロぞうきん • (boro-zōkin) ^{←ぼろざふきん (borozafukin)?}

1. (literally) beat-up cleaning cloth
2. Used in metaphor to describe one who is used and abandoned.