noun
tedious talk; repetition; complaint
Refers to saying the same thing over and over, often in a complaining or nagging manner. Can be used for repetitive grumbling or harping on a topic.
彼の繰り言にはもううんざりだ。
I'm fed up with his tedious talk.
祖母はいつも同じ繰り言を言う。
My grandmother always says the same repetitive complaints.
noun
tongue-twister
Rare usage. Refers to a phrase that is difficult to pronounce, similar to 早口言葉.
「繰り言」が「早口言葉」の意味で使われることは稀だ。
It is rare for 繰り言 to be used in the sense of 'tongue-twister'.
Compound of 繰り (kuri, 'reeling' or 'repeating') + 言 (koto, 'word' or 'speech'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning centers on repeated or tedious speech.