- to give oneself airs; to be prudish
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- to give oneself airs; to be prudish
This expression refers to someone pretending to be elegant or refined, often in a way that feels forced or inauthentic. It can imply that the person is acting superior or overly concerned with appearances.
Generated collocations (experimental)
じょうひん上品ぶるたいど態度pretentious attitudeじょうひん上品ぶるげんどう言動pretentious behaviorじょうひん上品ぶるひと人a pretentious personじょうひん上品ぶるしぐさ仕草affected mannerismsじょうひん上品ぶったこえ声affected voiceじょうひん上品ぶるのをやめるto stop pretending to be refinedじょうひん上品ぶるためのふくそう服装clothes to appear refinedじょうひん上品ぶることにこだわるto be particular about appearing refinedじょうひん上品ぶることはぎゃくこうか逆効果pretentiousness can backfireじょうひん上品ぶるためのまなあマナーmanners to seem refined