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jmdict 1537700 Active (id: 1149498)
野郎 [spec2,news2,nf25]
やろう [spec2,news2,nf25]
1. [n]
▶ guy
▶ fellow
▶ chap
▶ buddy
2. [n,pn] [male,derog,sl]
▶ bastard
▶ asshole
▶ arsehole
▶ son of a bitch
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2838947 この野郎【このやろう】 1. you bastard!; you son of a bitch!



History:
5. A 2013-11-22 03:09:16  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2013-11-20 23:40:22  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, 中辞典, ルミナス, Daijirin
  Comments:
It seems it can go both ways. A sense split seems the best.
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +18,7 @@
+<gloss>guy</gloss>
+<gloss>fellow</gloss>
+<gloss>chap</gloss>
+<gloss>buddy</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -21,0 +28,1 @@
+<misc>&sl;</misc>
3. A* 2013-11-20 20:03:09 
  Comments:
I wonder if "bastard; asshole; arsehole; son of a bitch" may be too strong. This word appears in Harry Potter translation and I'm told it's closer to "guy(s)".
2. A 2012-06-06 23:55:03  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -23,0 +23,1 @@
+<gloss>arsehole</gloss>
1. A* 2012-05-31 08:31:57 
  Refs:
プログレッシブ和英中辞典, daijr, eij
male pronoun (he)
  Comments:
rascal seems a bit weak compared to other wa-ei's
  Diff:
@@ -18,1 +18,6 @@
-<gloss>rascal</gloss>
+<pos>&pn;</pos>
+<misc>&male;</misc>
+<misc>&derog;</misc>
+<gloss>bastard</gloss>
+<gloss>asshole</gloss>
+<gloss>son of a bitch</gloss>

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