Meaning of たわけ in Japanese

Definition of たわけ

たわけ(tawake) 【戯け ·白痴】

おどける(odokeru) · たわける(tawakeru) 【戯ける ·戲ける】

(v1, vi) to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

おどけもの(odokemono) · たわけもの(tawakemono) 【滑稽者 ·戯け者 ·たわけ者 ·白痴者 ·戲け者 ·白癡者】

くそたわけ(kusotawake) 【糞戯け】

「背が伸びて入らないはいるわよね」「そう、断じてだんじて太ったわけではない！」「成長せいちょうしたするという便利な言葉は我々われわれの切り札きりふだ」

"We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."

Just what you'd expect of a young lady, you certainly weren't left to live as you pleased.

All of us were not satisfied with the system.

Those students didn't both pass the test.

The party was not altogether pleasant.

すべての学生がくせいが出席しゅっせきしたするわけではなかった。

Not all the students were present.

Not every student went there yesterday.

すべての学生がくせいが会合かいごうに出席しゅっせきしたするわけではなかった。

Not all the students attended the meeting.

However, this has not always been true.

All those who made the grade in entering that school could not have done so only by cramming.