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駄だ目め元もと
Meanings
Noun
Colloquialism
Abbreviation
Usually written in kana
1. giving something a try because it will not do any harm
Alt. forms
ダメ元もと
49%
駄だ目め元もと
20%
ダメもと
16%
駄だ目めもと
6%
ダメモト
3%
だめもと
3%
だめ元もと
Kanji used
駄
low quality
目
eye
元
origin
Pitch accent
だ
めもと
Used in: 163
Composed of
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
Composed of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient