いちびり
Japanese
editEtymology
editNoun form of いちびる (ichibiru); derived from 市振り (ichiburi), noun form of 市振る (ichiburu), from old dialectal idiom 市を振る (ichi o furu, “to determine the price by waving one's hand at the bidding”, literally “to wave the market”), from the clamorous situations of fishery wholesaler's bidding.
Noun
edit- (Kansai) person or behavior to mess around for showing off, or to become noisy in pushing one's luck; prankster, joker
- なんや自分偉ういちびりやな。
- Nan ya jibun erō ichibiri ya na.
- What's up? You look extremely easily elated.
- なんや自分偉ういちびりやな。
Synonyms
edit- 権太 (gonta): (dialectal, chiefly Kansai) mischievous child
- 悪戯者 (itazuramono): mischief-maker, trickster, prankster
- お調子者 (o-chōshimono): easily flattered
- 出しゃばり (deshabari): self-assertive
- 目立ちたがり屋 (medachitagariya): show-off, exhibitionist
- 浮かれ (ukare): being merry and playful
Related terms
edit- いちびる (ichibiru): (Kansai) to mess around, to get carried away