en Babia
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From the county of Babia in León, Spain, which used to be a royal hunting ground - the king's court would reply "in Babia" as a vague response when they didn't want to disclose his whereabouts.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
- (colloquial) lost in thought, with one's head in the clouds
Further reading edit
- “en Babia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014