“Dawdling” in Japanese
Short answer
ボサボサ
bosabosa
Dawdling in Japanese is “ボサボサ” (bosabosa). Full meaning: ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled; idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying.
Other ways to say “Dawdling” in Japanese
もたもた
motamota slowly, inefficiently, tardily, dawdling
愚図愚図
guzuguzu slowly, tardily, dawdling, lingering, hesitantly; complaining, grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather)
うだうだ
udauda going on and on (about inconsequential things), talking nonsense; idling away the time, dawdling
たらたら
taratara drop-by-drop, dripping, dribbling, in a trickle; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments), in great profusion; sluggishly, dawdling
ぼさぼさ
bosabosa ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled; idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying
ぽさぽさ
posaposa ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled; idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying
モタモタ
motamota slowly, inefficiently, tardily, dawdling
ウダウダ
udauda going on and on (about inconsequential things), talking nonsense; idling away the time, dawdling
ダラダラ
daradara drop-by-drop, dripping, dribbling, in a trickle; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments), in great profusion; sluggishly, dawdling
だらだら
daradara drop-by-drop, dripping, dribbling, in a trickle; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments), in great profusion; sluggishly, dawdling
タラタラ
taratara drop-by-drop, dripping, dribbling, in a trickle; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments), in great profusion; sluggishly, dawdling
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