まけぐみ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
負け組敗け組負組敗組

From 負(ま)け (make, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 負(ま)ける (makeru).”) + 組(くみ) (kumi). The kumi changes to gumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

まけぐみ • (makegumi) ^{←まけぐみ (makegumi)^?}

losers, dropout
(Brazil, historical) those who accepted Japanese defeat in WWII
Synonyms: 認識派 (literally “recognition camp”), (derogatory) 敗希派 (literally “camp that hopes for defeat”)^[1]