しらばくれる

Frequency rank: – (for form しらばっくれる: 21,305. – 21,423.)

Ichidan verb; intransitive verb

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent

Forms

しらばくれる
しらばっくれるFrequency rank: 21,305. – 21,423.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent

This expression is used when someone pretends not to know about something or claims ignorance in order to avoid responsibility or to deceive others.

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He is playing dumb about his mistakes.

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He was pretending to be innocent with a face that showed he knew nothing.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocentto pretend to play dumba feigned innocent faceto act innocent about the issuea feigned ignorance attitudeit's pointless to play dumbdon't play dumb; just tell the truthremaining in feigned ignorance、accused and feigning ignorance

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

しらばくれる．.しらない知らないふりをする振りをする．.

きごう「ひどいじゃありませんか．.よく好くそんなにしらばっくれていられること事ねきごう」きごう（もりもと森本かおる薫きごう『おんな女のいっしょう一生きごう』きごう）

Wiktionary

Example sentences

2 results

1. きごう！

Don't play dumb!

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2. きごう！。

Stop playing dumb! The security guards saw you shoplifting!

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