- tawakemono idiot, dummy, joker, fool, trickster
Used in humorous or teasing contexts, often among friends or in fiction, to call someone a fool or joker.
またたわけ者め、そんなことをして。
Mata tawakemono-me, sonna koto o shite.
You idiot again, doing something like that.
彼はたわけ者だけど、憎めない。
Kare wa tawakemono da kedo, nikumenai.
He's a fool, but you can't hate him.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 馬鹿 (baka), but たわけ者 is more playful and less harsh.
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