どさどさ

どさどさ
adverb
with a thud; in large amounts
1. with heavy thuds; with repeated dull sounds
Describes the sound or manner of heavy objects falling or being dropped repeatedly.
(ほん)がどさどさと(たな)から()ちた。
Books fell from the shelf with heavy thuds.
2. in large amounts; one after another
Describes things arriving, falling, or accumulating in large quantities in succession.
注文(ちゅうもん)がどさどさ(はい)ってきた。
Orders came flooding in.
(ゆき)がどさどさと()っている。
Snow is falling heavily.

どさどさ emphasizes both the heaviness and the quantity/repetition of something falling or arriving.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • どさどさと()ちる: to fall with thuds
  • どさどさ(はい)る: to come in large amounts

CONTRAST:

  • どさっと: single heavy thud
  • ぱたぱた: light flapping or pattering
  • ざくざく: crunching through something