えげつない

えげつない
i-adjective
nasty; vulgar; unscrupulous
1. nasty; vulgar; in bad taste
Crude, crass, or lacking refinement.
えげつない冗談(じょうだん)()うな。
Don't make such vulgar jokes.
2. unscrupulous; ruthless; extreme
Going too far in a negative way; having no moral limits.
えげつない商売(しょうばい)のやり(かた)だ。
That's an unscrupulous way of doing business.
値段(ねだん)がえげつなく(たか)い。
The price is outrageously high.

FORMS:

  • えげつない → えげつなく (adverbially)
  • えげつない → えげつなくない (negative)
  • えげつない → えげつなかった (past)

ORIGIN:
Originally Kansai dialect, now widely used in casual speech throughout Japan.

USAGE:

A strongly negative word used to describe:

  • Vulgar or tasteless behavior/jokes
  • Ruthless or shameless business practices
  • Extreme amounts (price, difficulty, etc.)

In slang, sometimes used as an intensifier similar to "extreme" or "crazy":

  • えげつない(りょう) (an insane amount)
  • えげつなく(つよ)い (ridiculously strong)

REGISTER:
Casual/colloquial. Avoid in formal contexts.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 下品(げひん) - vulgar, coarse
  • (きたな)い - dirty (can mean "underhanded")
  • エグい - slang variant (same word)