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与太を飛ばす (よたをとばす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

与よ太たを飛とばす

よ

た

を

と

ば

す

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

talk nonsense; spout rubbish; say silly things

Colloquial expression for speaking foolishly or making absurd remarks, often in a joking or unserious manner.

See also: 与太

彼かれはいつも与よ太たを飛とばしてばかりいる。
He's always talking nonsense.
真面目まじめな会かい議ぎで与

よ

太た

を

飛と

ばす

の

は

やめ

て

くれ

。

Stop spouting rubbish in a serious meeting.

Kanji

与bestow, participate in, give
太plump, thick, big around
飛fly, skip (pages), scatter

Similar words

与よ太た
与太 is a noun meaning nonsense or idle talk, often used in compounds like 与太話 (idle gossip). 与太を飛ばす is the verbal phrase meaning to actively talk nonsense.

Etymology

The phrase combines 与太 (yota), a slang term for nonsense or idle talk, with 飛ばす (tobasu, 'to let fly'), literally 'to let nonsense fly'. The exact origin of 与太 is uncertain, but it appears in Edo-period slang.