How do you use "Tool" in a sentence?

He's such a tool. Don't be a tool. What a tool.

Tool

Q: What does "Tool" mean?

Someone used or manipulated; an obnoxious person. 'Tool' as an insult means someone who lets themselves be used by others, or an obnoxious person who tries too hard. Implies someone is a mere instrument of others or is socially clueless.

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Meaning: Someone used or manipulated; an obnoxious person.

被利用或操纵的人；令人讨厌的人。

Alguien utilizado o manipulado; una persona desagradable.

利用される人、操られる人。嫌な奴。

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'Tool' as an insult means someone who lets themselves be used by others, or an obnoxious person who tries too hard. Implies someone is a mere instrument of others or is socially clueless.

'Tool'作为侮辱语，指被别人利用的人，或一个太努力表现、令人讨厌的人。暗示某人只是别人的工具，或者社交能力差。

'Tool' como insulto significa alguien que se deja utilizar por otros, o una persona desagradable que se esfuerza demasiado. Implica que alguien es un mero instrumento de otros o que no tiene idea de cómo comportarse socialmente.

侮辱語としての「Tool」は、他人に利用されるがまま人、または必死すぎる嫌な人を意味します。単なる他人の道具に過ぎない、または社交的にセンスがないことを暗示します。

남에게 이용당하거나 어리석게 행동하는 사람을 가리키는 속어. 다른 사람의 목적을 위한 도구라는 의미를 내포한다.

Examples

He's such a tool.
他真是个二货
Es un pringado total
あいつは本当にダサい奴だ
그 놈은 진짜 호구야.
Don't be a tool.
别当冤大头
No seas pringado
ダサいまねするな
호구짓 하지 마.
What a tool.
真是个傻冒
Menudo pringado
なんてダサい奴だ
진짜 호구네.

Pronunciation

/tuːl/

Usage Guide

Context: insult

Tone: contemptuous

✓ Do Say

For obnoxious or used people
形容令人讨厌或被利用的人
Para personas desagradables o manipuladas
嫌な人や利用される人に対して
얄미운 사람이나 이용당하는 사람에게 쓴다

✗ Don't Say

Moderate strength insult
中等程度的侮辱语
Insulto de intensidad moderada
中程度の強さの侮辱語
중간 정도 강도의 모욕어

Common Mistakes

Implies being used or being obnoxious

Origin & History

From tool as instrument—someone used by others. Also implies mechanical, unthinking behavior. Modern slang especially popular in American college culture.

Etymology: From tool (instrument)

First recorded: 1990s popular

Cultural Context

Era: 1990s onwards

Generation: Millennials and younger

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: American college culture

Regional notes: American origin, universal.

Variations

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