アホンダラ

noun

fool; oaf; airhead

Kansai dialect term for a foolish person; often used jokingly or affectionately among close friends. Stronger than あほ.

• あいつ、またやらかしたんか。ほんまアホンダラやな。

  He messed up again? What a fool.

• そんなアホンダラなこと言いうなよ。

  Don't say such stupid things.

noun

mock Buddhist sutra; humorous sutra-style singing

Only with reading あほだら

Abbreviation of あほだら経. A type of fast-paced, satirical performance mimicking sutra chanting, often commenting on current events. The reading あほだら is specifically associated with this sense.

See also: あほだら経

• あほだら経きょうは、もともと阿あ呆ほん陀だ羅らという言こと葉ばから来きているらしい。

  The term あほだら経 apparently comes from the word 阿呆陀羅.