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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
Noun
すっとこどっこい • (suttoko dokkoi)
- (informal, derogatory) idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity
- この、すっとこどっこい。
- Kono, suttokodokkoi.
- You're idiot!
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