ドケチ
どけち
noun, na-adjective
total cheapskate, extreme miser
1.
total cheapskate, extreme miser
An intensified form of ケチ (stingy), describing someone who is extremely and unreasonably cheap or miserly.
あいつはドケチだ。
That guy is a total cheapskate.
ドケチで有名な社長。
A CEO famous for being extremely stingy.
ドケチすぎて誰も奢ってもらえない。
They're such a cheapskate that nobody ever gets treated by them.
彼女のドケチぶりには呆れる。
Her extreme cheapness is exasperating.
ドケチ adds the intensifying prefix ド to ケチ (stingy), creating a stronger word for extreme stinginess. The ド prefix is used in slang to emphasize negative qualities.
Similar intensified words:
- ど阿呆 (total idiot)
- どスケベ (total pervert)
- ど下手 (terrible at something)
Related words:
- ケチ (stingy, cheap)
- ケチる (verb: to be cheap about)
- けちくさい (having a stingy air)
ドケチ is quite insulting and should be used carefully.