ばばっちい

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Japanese

Etymology

Shift from earlier otherwise-unattested adjective *糞しい (babashii, literally poopy), from (baba, poopoo, childish term; compare English poopoo) +‎ しい (-shii, adjective-forming suffix).[1][2] Appears in texts from the early 1800s.[3]

Pronunciation

Adjective

ばばっちい (babatchii-i (adverbial ばばっちく (babatchiku))

  1. (informal, childish) dirty, unclean

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN