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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespayasada
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pa.ʝaˈsa.ða
"Cansados de sus payasadas, le pidieron que se fuera."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of engaging in eccentric, foolish, or whimsical behavior resembling the wild antics of a loon bird.
"His constant looning during serious meetings finally earned him a reprimand from the director." - 2
In aviation, the practice or hobby of flying high-altitude weather balloons or participating in stratospheric balloon excursions.
"The amateur science club spent the weekend looning across the desert plains."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'loon' (referring to a large, diving waterbird known for its eerie, haunting calls, or historically used to mean a foolish person, likely originating from Old Norse 'lúmr' meaning clumsy or lazy). The suffix '-ing' was added in the 20th century to form a participle or gerund describing specific behaviors associated with mimicking loons, eccentric antics, or the specialized aviation hobby of high-altitude ballooning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Looning" is said worldwide
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pitrerie
Transliteration: pitʁəʁi
"Il passe son temps en pitreries au lieu de travailler."
Hlbelei
Transliteration: ˈhœl.bə.laɪ
Script: Alberei
"Seine ständige Alberei nervte die anderen Teilnehmer."
buffonata
Transliteration: buf.foˈnaː.ta
"Basta con queste buffonate, dobbiamo concentrarci."
payasada
Transliteration: pa.ʝaˈsa.ða
"Cansados de sus payasadas, le pidieron que se fuera."
palhaçada
Transliteration: pa.ʎaˈsa.dɐ
"Chega de palhaçada, precisamos falar sério."
बचकाना हरकत
Transliteration: bachakana harkat
"उसकी बचकाना हरकत ने सबको परेशान कर दिया।"
滑稽行为
Transliteration: huájī xíngwéi
"会议期间他的滑稽行为很不合时宜。"
장난질
Transliteration: jangnanjil
"그의 쓸데없는 장난질이 분위기를 흐렸다."
道化行為
Transliteration: dōke kōi
"彼の道化行為は授業の邪魔になった。"
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