ほざく

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Japanese

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Etymology

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According to one theory, from Old Japanese 呪く (<posaku> → hosaku, to curse), originally to be the same word with 祝く (<posaku> → hosaku, to say words of celebration), from the same root with 祝く (<poku> → hoku, to chant words of celebration for hoping for good results; to cast a curse and consult the divine will).

Compare ふざける (fuzakeru, to joke around) and dialectal words ほたく (hotaku, (dated, chiefly Sado) act violently, struggle), ほだく (hodaku, (Kantō) (derogatory) to say; to make noise; to joke around) and ほたえる (hotaeru, (chiefly Kansai, Chūgoku and Shikoku) to joke around, to make noise).

Verb

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ほざく (hozakugodan (stem ほざき (hozaki), past ほざいた (hozaita))

  1. (derogatory) say, prate, prattle
    馬鹿(ばか)(こと)ほざくな。
    Baka na koto o hozaku na.
    Quit saying such foolish things!
  2. (obsolete, attached to continuative form of a verb) fucking, shows contempt for the action described
    • 1720, Shinjū Ten no Amijima (心中天の網島)
      (さて)(ぬすみ)ほざいた
      sate wa nusumi hozaita na
      So you fucking stole it.

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