上じょう品ひんぶる

じょ

う

ひ

ん

ぶ

る

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru)

put on airs; act refined; be prudish

Describes someone who pretends to be more elegant, cultured, or morally superior than they really are; often carries a negative or mocking tone.

彼かの女じょはいつも上じょう品ひんぶって、高こう級きゅうな店みせにしか行いかない。
She always puts on airs and only goes to high-end shops.
そんなに

上じょう

品ひん

ぶら

なく

て

も

いい

じゃ

ない

か

。

You don't have to act so refined, do you?

Written forms

上じょう品ひんぶる
Standard kanji spelling using 上品 (refined) + ぶる (to act like).
上じょう品ひん振ぶる
Alternate kanji spelling using 振る for ぶる; less common but valid.

Kanji

上above, up
品goods, refinement, dignity
振shake, wave, wag

Similar words

気き取どる
気取る also means to put on airs or act affected, but is broader and can refer to any kind of pretentiousness, not specifically about refinement or prudishness.
すます
澄ます can mean to act prim or aloof, but focuses more on a cool, detached attitude rather than pretending to be high-class.

Etymology

Compound of 上品 (じょうひん, 'refined, elegant') and the suffix ぶる ('to act like, to pretend to be'). The suffix ぶる attaches to nouns and adjectives to indicate affected behavior.