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Japanese
Etymology
Contraction of 気持ち悪い (kimochi warui, “disgusting”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
キモい or きもい • (kimoi) -i (adverbial キモく (kimoku))
- (slang) gross, disgusting, repulsive
2015, Ogawa Saya, Josei shain kara ‘kimoi’ to iwarenai hataraki-kata [How to work without being called ‘kimoi’ by women employees], Impress QuickBooks:
- 「もしかしたら、俺かも…」って思ったアナタ、そう、アナタのことです。自覚してたところで、キモいことのエクスキューズにはならないですから。
- “Moshi ka shitara, ore ka mo…” tte omotta anata, sō, anata no koto desu. Jikaku shite ta 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 were self-aware, that doesn’t excuse being gross.
- (slang) cringeworthy, weird
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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キモかろ
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kimokaro
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Continuative (連用形)
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キモく
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kimoku
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Terminal (終止形)
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キモい
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kimoi
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Attributive (連体形)
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キモい
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kimoi
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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キモけれ
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kimokere
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Imperative (命令形)
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キモかれ
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kimokare
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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キモくない
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kimoku nai
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Informal past
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キモかった
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kimokatta
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Informal negative past
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キモくなかった
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kimoku nakatta
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Formal
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キモいです
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kimoi desu
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Formal negative
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キモくないです
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kimoku nai desu
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Formal past
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キモかったです
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kimokatta desu
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Formal negative past
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キモくなかったです
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kimoku nakatta desu
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Conjunctive
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キモくて
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kimokute
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Conditional
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キモければ
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kimokereba
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Provisional
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キモかったら
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kimokattara
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Volitional
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キモかろう
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kimokarō
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Adverbial
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キモく
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kimoku
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Degree
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キモさ
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kimosa
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Interjection
キモい • (kimoi)
- yuck, ew
2018 March 14, “Kimoi to iwareru hito no 12-ko no tokuchō [Twelve characteristics of people who get called kimoi]”, in Seikatsu Hyakka, archived from the original on 11 July 2017:
- 私は、芸人を見て笑いながらよく「キモーーい」って言っていたり、はたまた情報番組で変質者のニュースなどを見ていても「キモい!!」と怒りながら言っていたりします。
- Watashi wa, geinin o mite warainagara yoku “kimōoi”tte itte itari, hatamata jōhō bangumi de henshitsusha no nyūsu nado o mite ite mo “kimoi!!” to ikarinagara 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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