😠 Insulting exclamation 🤦 A foolish person 🤦 Stupid or foolish 🗣️ A language

baka

1 9.9

A foolish or silly person used as an insult

noun
/ˈbɑːkə/

Offensive

: idiota

What was that baka (idiot) thinking?

Examples

But, for trusting that guy even a little bit, I'm the baka one.

Palace (2018)
He's such a baka for believing those rumors.
Domyouji is a Domyouji is a BAKA!!!!!

Palace (2018)
Are you baka?

Palace (2018)
You're the baka one...

Palace (2018)
He's a real baka..

Palace (2018)
I called her a baka when she made that silly mistake.
Don't be a baka; think before you act!

Synonyms

dumbass

vsbaka

Offensive

88 9.9

A rude word for someone who does something very stupid

is a slang insult that is less coarse and more playful

booby

vsbaka

Offensive

8 8.1

A person who is not very smart or acts silly

is slang too but carries a lighter, joking foreign tone

dingbat

vsbaka

Offensive

6 9.2

A person who is silly and not thinking clearly

is similar in meaning but often used with a foreign playful tone

eejit

vsbaka

Offensive

4 9.9

A person who does something foolish

is used similarly but feels less regional and more pop culture based

dummkopf

vsbaka

Offensive

3 9.9

A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart

is a slang insult that carries foreign informal tone rather than formal abuse

bobo

vsbaka

Offensive

3 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is informal too but more tied to foreign slang usage

berk

vsbaka

Offensive

3 9.9

An informal British word for a person who acts foolishly

is also mild slang but carries a foreign cultural origin

dumbo

vsbaka

Offensive

2 8.7

A person who is not very smart

is similarly informal but feels more playful and exotic in tone

stupidhead

vsbaka

Offensive

1 9.5

A childish name used to call someone silly

is also casual but carries an outsider or borrowed slang feel

monkey-ass

vsbaka

Offensive

1 9.9

A silly person who annoys others and causes trouble

is insulting too but more playful and less about annoyance

blubberhead

vsbaka

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is also slang but often used as a playful imported insult

bish

vsbaka

Offensive

1 9.9

An insulting name people use about a woman to show anger or contempt

is insulting too but tends to be less gendered and more playful

nerk

vsbaka

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts silly so others tease or laugh at them

is playful too but also shows an imported slang flavor

boogum

vsbaka

Offensive

9.9

A teasing name for someone acting clumsy or foolish

is similar but leans more on slang origin than teasing playfulness

Ding Dongs

vsbaka

Offensive

9.6

A rude name for people who act silly

is likewise insulting but often used more playfully and as slang

tumshie

vsbaka

Offensive

9.9

A foolish person who does silly things

is similar but not tied to a regional dialect and is imported slang

andouille

vsbaka

Offensive

9.9

A word for a foolish person that people say as an insult

is also informal but often used in playful borrowed slang contexts

sussy baka

vsbaka

Offensive

9.9

A playful insult used jokingly for someone acting suspicious or silly

is closer in playfulness but focuses more on general foolishness

Antonyms

genius

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

sage

39 6.8

A wise person respected for spiritual or life guidance

Compounds

sussy baka

Offensive

9.9

A playful insult used jokingly for someone acting suspicious or silly

How Foolish

moron

Slur

483 8.1

idiot

Offensive

∞ 1.2

baka

Offensive

1 9.9

fool

Offensive

∞ 1.4

simpleton

Offensive

21 7.3

Surface Forms

baka singular

bakas plural

Etymology

Baka can be a noun meaning 'a fool' — a person who does something silly. Many learners know this use from Japanese shows where characters call each other 'baka' after a mistake.