Meaning
まごまご (magomago) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “confused”.
Example sentences 8
彼は初めての海外旅行でまごまごしていた
He was flustered on his first trip abroad.
《諺》馬子(まご)にも衣装.
Fine clothes make the man.
まごまごしてはいられなかった.
There was no time to be lost.
彼女の神経の使いように私までまごまごした.
Her nervous fussing made me flustered too.
火事と聞いたがまごまごするだけで何一つ出せなかった.
We were so flustered by the fire alarm that we didn't manage to save anything at all.
彼はこういうレストランに慣れていないのだろうか、何かとまごまごしていたが、わたしもあまり慣れた感じを出さないように気をつかった。
He seemed unused to this kind of restaurant and was fumbling about, so I took care not to look too at ease myself.
そしてまだ、まごまごしている内に、ラウンジの方で大きな倒れる音をききつけ、ラウンジに駆け込むと、船長が床にすっかり伸びている姿が目に入った。
and while I was still getting in my own way, I heard a loud fall in the parlour, and running in, beheld the captain lying full length upon the floor.
この職業に従事する人を馬借（ばしゃく）あるいは馬子（まご）、使用された馬を駄馬（だば）あるいは稼馬（かせぎうま）・荷馬（にうま）、輸送料金を駄賃（だちん）と称した。
Those engaged in this occupation were called a bashaku (shipping agent using horses) or mago (packhorse driver), while the horse was called a daba (packhorse), kasegiuma (horse for earning) or niuma (draft horse), and the transportation fee was called dachin (carriage charge).