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もにょもにょ

monyo-monyo

Mumbling inaudibly and unclearly

Speaking so unclearly that the words blur together into mush. You know they're talking, but you can't make out a single word.

💡A student giving an excuse — 'He was monyo-monyo about why he was late.'

Example

遅刻の理由をもにょもにょと言い訳した。

He explained his lateness monyo-monyo.

Quiz yourself

He was ___ something, but I couldn't understand a word.

何か○○と言っていたが、聞き取れなかった。

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Intermediate