いちびる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

mess around; get carried away; press one's luck

Kansai dialect verb for acting silly, fooling around, or pushing one's luck in a playful or annoying way. Often used when someone is being a bit too cheeky or overconfident.

あんまりいちびってたら、先せん生せいに怒おこられるで。
If you mess around too much, the teacher will get mad at you.
調ちょう子し

に

乗の

っ

て

い

ちびる

から

、

失しっ

敗ぱい

し

た

ん

や

。

You got carried away and pushed your luck, so you messed up.

Similar words

調ちょう子しに乗のる
Standard Japanese for 'get carried away'; いちびる is a Kansai dialect equivalent with a stronger nuance of playful or annoying behavior.
ふざける
Standard Japanese for 'mess around' or 'joke around'; いちびる is more dialectal and often implies overstepping or being cheeky.

Etymology

Kansai dialect word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it may be related to the idea of acting like a child or being frivolous.