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[ざれ()·こと()]
zarekoto
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[()··ごと()]
zaregoto
[ざれ()·ごと()]
zaregoto
[()··こと()]
zarekoto
[たわむ()··ごと()]
tawamuregoto
[たわむれ()·ごと()]
tawamuregoto
[たわぶ()··ごと()]
tawaburegoto
[たわぶれごと(戯言)]
tawaburegoto

English Meaning(s) for 戯言

noun
  1. prank; practical joke

Definition and Synonyms for 戯言

Meaninglessness a message that seems to convey no meaning
Synonyms: おどけ, たわけ, うわごと, おどける, でたらめ, べらぼう, ナンセンス, ちんぷんかん, 与太, 世迷言, よしなし事, 人笑わせ, 出放題, 寝言, 戯言, 戯言, 戯れ言, 無意, 無意味, 無意義, 無稽, 痴れ言, 空言, 荒誕, 虚言, 虚誕, 駄弁
Hogwash unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Synonyms: 寝言, 戯言, 戯言, 戯れ言
White Lie an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
Synonyms: 戯れ言
Laugh a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
Synonyms: ギャグ, ジョーク, 冗談, , 戯る, 戯れ, 戯れる, 戯言, 戯言, 戯れ言, 洒落, 洒落, 洒落, 洒落る, おどけ話, 諧謔, 道化, 道化る

Meanings for each kanji in 戯言

» frolic; play; sport
» say

Categories 戯言 is a member of

Substance what a communication that is about something is about
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Prevarication a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
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Humour a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
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Garbage a worthless message
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