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2003-02-10

''If that ain't 'disposed of' then what the hell is it?''

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-02-10 03:04 pm|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Japanese for "dumbass" would be "baka".
It has the same flavor as "idiot" does in English. Adding "yo" makes it more impolite. "Anata ga baka yo!" means something like, "You know you're an idiot, don't you?!"

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2/10/2003 3:39:27 PM|| 2/10/2003 3:39:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Japanese for "dumbass" would be "baka".
It has the same flavor as "idiot" does in English. Adding "yo" makes it more impolite. "Anata ga baka yo!" means something like, "You know you're an idiot, don't you?!"

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2003-02-10 15:39:27|| 2003-02-10 15:39:27|| Front Page Top

#3 *chuckle* Anyone who likes anime could tell you; as Scooter says, the word in Japanese most nearly corresponding to "dumbass" is "baka", which means "fool" or "idiot". Akane yells it a lot at Ranma in "Ranma 1/2" and Skuld has a habit of scrawling the word magically on people's faces in "Oh! My Goddess".

Posted by Joe 2003-02-10 18:10:13|| 2003-02-10 18:10:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, and just thought of a historical note: "Baka", probably pronounced differently than the imprecation, also means "cherry blossom". One Japanese suicide weapon of the final period of World War II - I forget whether it was the manned torpedo or the manned proto-cruise-missile - was named the "Baka". I suppose that one had to be baka to pilot the Baka. (runs as fast as possible for cover)

Posted by Joe 2003-02-10 18:15:01|| 2003-02-10 18:15:01|| Front Page Top

#5 The manned cruise missile was called the "Okha", meaning "Cherry Blossom". US troops quickly nicknamed it the "Baka Bomb".

Posted by Tripartite 2003-02-10 22:08:35|| 2003-02-10 22:08:35|| Front Page Top

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