Japanese

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) くそったれ [kùsóttáré] (Heiban - [0])^[3]
• (Tokyo) くそったれ​ [kùsóttáréꜜ] (Odaka - [5])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [kɯᵝso̞t̚ta̠ɺ̠e̞]

Alternative forms

• 糞垂れ, 糞っ垂れ

Noun

糞垂れ ‎(hiragana くそたれ, romaji kusotare) (alternative reading hiragana くそったれ, romaji kusottare)

1. (rude) a dingleberry (a clump of feces hanging near the anus)
2. (pejorative, slang) a dingleberry, a shithead (used as an insult)

Usage notes

This term is most often used in the pejorative shithead sense. It is often also pronounced with the extra mora in the middle, as kusottare, for emphasis.^[1][2][3]

References

1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0