パラパラ

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of パラパラ – see the following entry.
ぱらぱら
(onomatopoeia): evoking the sound made by a rain or leaves falling: sprinkling, clattering
(onomatopoeia): evoking the sound made by many pages turning quickly: riffling
(onomatopoeia): evoking the image of disordered hair
パラパラ: para para, a Japanese type of dance from the 1980s (derived in onomatopoeic imitation of the synthpop riffs common in contemporary club music)
(This term, パラパラ (parapara), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)