Ma'anar ƙamus na jimlar "matuƙar tukwane a kusa" ita ce ciyar da lokaci a cikin annashuwa da jin daɗi, yin ƙananan abubuwa, marasa mahimmanci, ko marasa amfani sosai, sau da yawa a cikin ɗan rashin manufa ko yawo. Hakanan yana iya nufin yin yawo a hankali ba tare da manufa ba, ba tare da bayyananniyar manufa ko alkibla ba. Wannan jimlar yawanci tana nuna rashin gaggawa ko manufa, kuma galibi tana nuna wani matakin rashin aiki ko rashin jin daɗi a cikin ayyukan mutum.