ぼったくり
ぼったくり
noun
rip-off, overcharging, price gouging
1.
rip-off, overcharging, price gouging
The practice of charging excessively high prices, or a business that engages in such practices.
この店はぼったくりだ。
This shop is a rip-off.
ぼったくりバーに気をつけて。
Be careful of rip-off bars.
観光地でぼったくりに遭った。
I got ripped off at a tourist spot.
3000円のドリンクはぼったくりだと思う。
I think a 3000 yen drink is a rip-off.
ぼったくり comes from the verb ぼったくる (to overcharge, rip off), which is related to 引っ叩く (to strike, hit)—metaphorically "hitting" customers with high prices.
Common collocations:
- ぼったくりバー: rip-off bar (typically in entertainment districts)
- ぼったくり価格: rip-off prices
- ぼったくりに遭う: to get ripped off
This is informal vocabulary used to criticize unfair pricing practices.