picaj

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picaj

Where it comes from

From pica (“to dive”) + -aj. Seemingly a pseudo-Gallicism, since French piquage (“pricking, stitching”) is semantically unrelated, while piqué (“dive”) is used.

noun picaje · picaj · picajul · picajele

neuter dive
figuratively, neuter freefall (severe, uncontrolled decline) în picaj
Similar: cădere liberă

In English

freefall state of worsening out of control

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@misc{picaj_2026,
  title = {picaj},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/picaj},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}