うざったい

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
ウザッタい

Etymology

Compound of root *うざ (uza, as in adverb うざうざ (uzauza, evocative of lots of small things gathered and moving about in a place: “wrigglingly, writhingly, crawlingly”, or of the sound that might be made from this: “chatteringly, chitteringly, susurratingly)) +‎ たい (tai, adjective-forming suffix derived from いたい (itai, painful)). Likely originated in the Edo (now Tokyo) area and then spread.

The first citation for うざったい (uzattai) is currently unclear, but this likely arose around the same time as synonym and related term うざっこい (uzakkoi), which is first cited to 1770.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

うざったい or ウザッタい (uzattai-i (adverbial うざったく (uzattaku))

  1. (slang) noisy, annoying, irritating

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References

  1. ^ うざっこい”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kenbou, Hidetoshi et al., editors (2021), 三省堂国語辞典 [Sanseidō kokugo jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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