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Japanese · Insults

クソ食らえ

kuso kurae

KOO-so koo-RAH-eh · /kɯ̥so kɯɾae/

Eat shit / to hell with it

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"eat shit"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

"Eat shit" — hurled at a person or, just as often, at an idea or institution you're rejecting ("routine? kuso-kurae"). Slightly theatrical and satisfying, a bit of a movie-tough-guy line, which makes it fun. Not something you'd hear in a normal office disagreement.

Heard in the wild

常識なんてクソ食らえだ。

To hell with so-called common sense.

Where it lands

Nationwide

Quick answers

What does "クソ食らえ" mean?
In Japanese, "クソ食らえ" means "Eat shit / to hell with it". Literally it's "eat shit". "Eat shit" — hurled at a person or, just as often, at an idea or institution you're rejecting ("routine? kuso-kurae"). Slightly theatrical and satisfying, a bit of a movie-tough-guy line, which makes it fun. Not something you'd hear in a normal office disagreement.
Is "クソ食らえ" offensive?
It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
How do you pronounce "クソ食らえ"?
Say it "KOO-so koo-RAH-eh" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: kɯ̥so kɯɾae.

Related in Japanese

うるさい urusai oo-roo-SIGH Shut up / you're too loud / quit nagging 馬鹿野郎 baka-yarō BAH-kah yah-ROH You stupid bastard / you goddamn idiot クソ野郎 kuso-yarō KOO-so yah-ROH Piece of shit / shitty bastard この野郎 kono-yarō KO-no yah-ROH Why you...! / you little...! のろま noroma no-RO-mah Slowpoke / dead weight キモい kimoi KEE-moy Gross / creepy / disgusting

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Screw you".

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