Hungarian

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Etymology

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idétlen (foolish, silly, idiotic, stupid) +‎ -kedik (to behave as, frequentative-reflexive verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈideːtlɛŋkɛdik]
  • Hyphenation: idét‧len‧ke‧dik
  • Rhymes: -ɛdik

Verb

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idétlenkedik

  1. (intransitive, derogatory) to play the fool, fool around (to behave in a foolish manner)
    • 1979, Tamás Bárány, Villa a Balatonnál[1]:
      Hazajövök, hallom, a gyerek rádiózik, kornyikál, idétlenkedik.
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Conjugation

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Derived terms

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