こそどろ

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings
こそ泥
コソ泥

Etymology[edit]

Short for こそこそ泥棒(どろぼう) (kosokoso dorobō).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

こそどろ or コソどろ (kosodoroこそどろ (kosodoro)?

  1. petty thief; small-time thief

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN