balconing

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish balconing, itself a pseudo-anglicism from Spanish balcón (“balcony”, noun) +‎ -ing (suffix). This pseudo-anglicism was coined in Spain as a result of many drunk British tourists dying or seriously injuring themselves by attempting this stunt, thus featuring in many media headlines. See the Wikipedia article for more information. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbælkənɪŋ/, (or emulating Spanish) /bælˈkoʊnɪŋ/ Hyphenation: bal‧con‧ing === Noun === balconing (uncountable) The act of jumping between the balconies of two hotel rooms; especially of tourists in Spain. The act of jumping from a balcony towards a swimming pool. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === balconing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === blancoing == Galician == === Etymology === From balcón +‎ -ing. === Noun === balconing m (uncountable) balconing Synonym: balconismo == Spanish == === Etymology === From balcón +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balkoˈniŋ/ [bal.koˈniŋ] Rhymes: -iŋ === Noun === balconing m (uncountable) (Spain) balconing [from 2010] Synonym: balconismo ==== Descendants ==== → English: balconing === Further reading === “balconing”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 balconing on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es