Foreign Word of the Day: Boketto

There are words we need to borrow from other languages.  From Japanese, that word of the day is “boketto” (ボケット).  “Boketto” is to gaze vacantly into the distance, without thinking about anything specific.  “Boketto” is an onomatopoeic word meaning “to do nothing,” derived from the word for daydreaming.  However, it is not daydreaming; it is the act of not thinking about anything at all.  In effect, it is a word for the mind going into screensaver mode, which is something we all do.