What does the word 「のたのたして」mean?


Here is the context including the word. I put the blank spaces according to
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> なんでえ 大の男が まっぴるまから 酒くらって **のたのたして** よう

For this word, I have no clue to guess at all what it should really mean.




> 「なんでえ 大{だい}の男{おとこ}が まっぴるまから 酒{さけ}くらって **のたのたして** よう」

「のたのたする」 is a colloquial expression meaning " ** _to wander around idly_** ",
" ** _to act in a highly unproductive manner_** ", etc.

It is in the "famous" verb pattern 「 **onomatopoeia + する** 」.

> **_"What the heck! A big man (= grown man) drinking like a fish and
> wandering around idly under the broad daylight!"_**

The entire line is in the quintessential Kanto masculine colloquial speech.

「まっぴるま」＝「真っ昼間」 Note it is 「ぴ」(pi), not 「ひ」.

「なんでえ」＝「なんだよ」




> 「なんでえ 大{だい}の男{おとこ}が まっぴるまから 酒{さけ}くらって **のたのたして** よう」

「のたのたする」 is a colloquial expression meaning " ** _to wander around idly_** ",
" ** _to act in a highly unproductive manner_** ", etc.

It is in the "famous" verb pattern 「 **onomatopoeia + する** 」.

> **_"What the heck! A big man (= grown man) drinking like a fish and
> wandering around idly under the broad daylight!"_**

The entire line is in the quintessential Kanto masculine colloquial speech.

「まっぴるま」＝「真っ昼間」 Note it is 「ぴ」(pi), not 「ひ」.

「なんでえ」＝「なんだよ」

