Dotabata
Also read: ドタバタ
どたばた (Dotabata) is a Japanese adverb meaning “noisily (running around), with heavy feet, in a fluster, in a flurry”.
Meanings
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbnoisily (running around); with heavy feet
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbin a fluster; in a flurry; in a panic
- nounslapstick
Examples
少年たちは２階でどたばた暴れていた。
The boys were banging about upstairs.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).