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(originally nautical) Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.

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skylarking

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skylarking

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈskʌɪlɑːkɪŋ/

Noun

countable uncountable

(originally nautical) Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.

Japanese Meaning

ふざけ回ること / 戯れること / 馬鹿騒ぎ / （元々は船の装備周りを走り回るという意味から派生し）船上でのはしゃぎや戯れ

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The captain warned the crew that any skylarking would be punished to keep everyone safe during the storm.

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船長は嵐の間、皆の安全を守るためにふざける行為は罰せられると乗組員に警告した。

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(originally nautical) Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.

[…] those gods and men whose titles to eminence are secure, seldom worry themselves about the seditious gossip of old apple-women, and the skylarkings of funny little boys in the street.

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