Hello there, I need some help on translating some messages in English(wich I think are basically… - Feed Post by CyberZix
Hello there, I need some help on translating some messages in English(wich I think are basically insults headed towards me), I would be very grateful for your help. :)
posted by CyberZix
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Alright.... "英語でリプライしてる俺くそかっこいい"
The word that bothers me here is the kanji for I, and Kuso(wich basically means feces in English) I am worried that the kuso isn't really targeting me or something similar.
I think it means "Replying in English, I'm so fucking cool" or something.
俺 おれ = masculine, informal "I",
くそ = fuck, shit, or whatever,
かっこいい = cool.
Just like "fucking cool" isn't an insult, I don't think くそかっこいい is either.
Yep. くそ is an interjection or noun meaning faeces, as you said, but it also can also be used like an adjective when it precedes another word. Used like this it gives emphasis (and often annoyance) to the word following it.
Without more context, it's not clear whether it definitely is or isn't an insult. "fucking cool" on it's own isn't an insult in English, but depending on the context it can be.
If you posted on a Japanese website and were the only person to write in English, then the person replying to you might think you're a Japanese person writing in English to try to sound cool. Or maybe they know you're not Japanese and they are mocking the fact that you appear to want to be Japanese but you're only able to write in English.
There's also the vague possibility that they meant to writeこそ instead of くそ... but that similarity just makes it seem like a clever way to intentionally insult someone while making it appear like a possible accident. :P
If you search Google for the phrases (using quotes to make it search the exact phrase), here's how many results are found:
"俺くそかっこいい" = 9 results
"俺こそかっこいい" = 943 results- Well I guess it isn't much of an insult then...I would send the other sentence but I guess it would be meaningless.
Thanks for sorting this out! :p
