エロい
えろい
adjective-i
erotic; sexy; dirty; lewd (informal)
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | エロい | エロくない |
| Past | エロかった | エロくなかった |
| て form | エロくて | エロくなくて |
| Adverbial | エロく | — |
| Conditional ば | エロければ | エロくなければ |
| Conditional たら | エロかったら | エロくなかったら |
1.
erotic; sexy; dirty; lewd
Colloquial i-adjective from エロ (a clipping of 'erotic'). Describes something sexually suggestive or raunchy, or a person who is perverted.
その服、ちょっとエロいね。
That outfit is a bit sexy.
エロい冗談は苦手だ。
I'm not good with dirty jokes.
彼はいつもエロいことばかり考えていると、友達にからかわれている。
His friends tease him that he's always thinking about nothing but dirty things.
Slang i-adjective from エロ (a clipping of 'erotic'). Casual and somewhat coarse; fine among friends but inappropriate in formal or polite settings.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- エロい本: a dirty book
- エロい目で見る: to look at (someone) lustfully
- エロい話: dirty talk
SIMILAR WORDS:
- いやらしい: lewd, indecent — closer in nuance but slightly less slangy
- 下品な: vulgar — broader, not necessarily sexual