ビリ
びり
noun
last place; dead last; the bottom
1.
last place; dead last; the bottom; the worst position
The very last position in a ranking, race, competition, or group. A casual, somewhat humorous word.
マラソンでビリだった。
I came in last in the marathon.
テストの成績がクラスでビリだった。
My test score was the lowest in the class.
ビリから二番目だったから、ビリよりはましだと自分を慰めた。
I was second to last, so I consoled myself that at least it was better than being dead last.
A casual, colloquial word for being in last place. It has a somewhat lighthearted tone and is commonly used in everyday conversation, especially among children and students.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ビリになる: to come in last
- ビリから二番目: second to last
- ビリっけつ: dead last (slang, emphatic; from ビリ + 尻 'butt')
- 万年ビリ: perennially last place
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 最下位: last place — formal equivalent; used in official rankings and sports standings
- ドベ: dead last — dialectal (Nagoya/Kansai area) variant with the same meaning
- 最後: last — broader meaning; can mean 'last' in sequence, not necessarily worst
REGISTER:
Informal and conversational. Not used in formal writing or official contexts. Written in katakana (ビリ).