キモい

Japanese

Etymology

Contraction of 気持ち悪い (kimochi warui) “bad feeling”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲimo̞i]

Adjective

キモい (hiragana きもい, rōmaji kimoi)

  1. (slang) gross, disgusting, repulsive
    • 2015, Ogawa Saya, Josei shain kara ‘kimoi’ to iwarenai hataraki-kata [A way for women employees to work without saying ‘kimoi’], Impress QuickBooks:
      「もしかしたら、 (おれ)かも…」って (おも)ったアナタ、そう、アナタのことです。自覚 (じかく)してたところで、キモいことのエクスキューズにはならないですから。
      “Moshikashitara, ore kamo…” tte omotta anata, sō, anata no koto desu. Jikaku shiteta tokoro de, kimoi koto no ekusukyūzu ni wa naranai desu kara.
      You who thought, “Maybe it could be me...” yes, it's you. Even if you become self-aware, that doesn’t excuse disgusting things.

Inflection

Interjection

キモい (rōmaji kimoi)

  1. yuck, ew
    • 2018 March 14, “Kimoi to iwareru hito no 12-ko no tokuchō [Twelve characteristics that make you say kimoi]”, in Seikatsu Hyakka:
       (わたし)は、芸人 (げいにん) () (わら)いながらよく「キモーーい」って ()っていたり、はたまた情報番 (じょうほうばんぐみ)変質者 (へんしつしゃ)のニュースなどを ()ていても「キモい!!」と (いか)りながら ()っていたりします。
      Watashi wa, geinin o mite warai nagara yoku “kimoーーi” tte itte itari, hatamata jōhō bangumi de henshitsusha no nyūsu nado o mite ite mo “kimoi!!” to ikari nagara itte itari shimasu.
      For me, I often say “ewww” while laughing at an entertainer, and watching a broadcast with news about some pervert I angrily say, “ew!!”
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