"えそらごと" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [e̞so̞ɾa̠ɡo̞to̞] Forms: えそらごと ^ [canonical], esoragoto [romanization], wesoragoto [romanization], ゑそらごと [hiragana, historical], 絵空事 [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: From 絵 (e, “picture, painting”) + 空事 (soragoto, “fabrication, fiction”). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|絵|空事|t1=picture, painting|t2=fabrication, fiction|tr1=e|tr2=soragoto}} 絵 (e, “picture, painting”) + 空事 (soragoto, “fabrication, fiction”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|hist=ゑそらごと}} えそらごと • (esoragoto) ^(←ゑそらごと (wesoragoto)?)
  1. unrealistic fantasy; pipe dream
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