balconing means the act of jumping between the balconies of two hotel rooms; especially of tourists in Spain. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
balconing is pronounced /ˈbælkənɪŋ/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish balconing, itself a pseudo-anglicism from Spanish balcón (“balcony”, noun) + -ing (suffix).
This pseudo-anglicism was coined in Spain as a result of many drunk British tourists dying or seriously injuring themselves by attempting this stunt, thus featuring in many media headlines. See the Wikipedia article for more information.
noun
- The act of jumping between the balconies of two hotel rooms; especially of tourists in Spain.“Drunken revellers planning to over-indulge in Magaluf this summer face fines of up to €3,000 for urinating, being naked in the street or “balconing”, the craze of jumping from hotel balconies. New rules which come into force next week are part of a clampdown on the type of behaviour that has led to the Spanish resort being associated with debauchery tourism.”
- The act of jumping from a balcony towards a swimming pool.“A man in his 20s has died in a fall from his hotel room balcony in the resort of Magaluf, Majorca. The young man fell through the cracks of a balcony in the early hours of Monday while allegedly practising what is known as “balconing” – which involves jumping from balcony to balcony, or into a pool from a balcony.”