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痴れ言 (shiregoto) Japanese meaning: foolish talk | Kotomora

痴しれ言ごと

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Meanings

1

foolish talk; nonsense; gibberish

Refers to speech that is silly, absurd, or meaningless. Often used dismissively.

彼かれの言いうことは痴しれ言ごとだ。
What he says is nonsense.

Kanji

痴stupid, foolish
言say, word

Related words

戯ざれ言ごと
戯言 (ざれごと) also means silly talk or jest, but often implies playful or joking nonsense, while 痴れ言 is more dismissive and can imply stupidity.
たわごと
たわごと is a more common and colloquial word for nonsense or rubbish, while 痴れ言 is slightly more literary or emphatic.

Etymology

Compound of 痴れ (しれ, the 連用形 of classical verb 痴る meaning 'to be foolish') and 言 (こと, 'word, speech'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with foolish speech.

そんな痴しれ言ごとに耳みみを貸かすな。

Don't listen to such foolish talk.