Meanings
① A thick, abundant, and persistent color and taste.
② The state of taking the time to thoroughly (even disgustingly) reprimand someone.
Examples
① At the ramen chain Tenka Ippin, I only order ramen with a rich broth.
ラーメンチェーン店の天下一品ではこってりスープのラーメンしか注文しない。
① My son eats toast with butter and nutella. I can’t believe it.
息子はトーストにバターとnutellaをこってり塗って食べる。信じられない。
② I was scolded for two hours by a crazy department head.（He got really mad at me.)
頭のおかしい部長から、２時間にもわたってこってり（油を）しぼられた。
Dogmatic Opinion
A soup (especially ramen) with a strong flavor, liquid viscosity, or high oil content.
The opposite(antonym) of “Kotteri” is “Assari”.
② with the idiomatic expression “being squeezed with oil” = being reprimanded for a long time.
Proximate Expression
Persistently(thick/rich/heavy/deep/strong) taste/flavor
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