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我が物顔 (わがものがお) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun
acting like one owns the place ; behaving as if one were the owner
Describes a person's arrogant, entitled attitude, often in a shared or public space. Used with ～のようだ, ～に振る舞う, or as a な-adjective modifying nouns like 態度 (attitude).
くせ
に
我わ
が
物もの
顔がお
で
指し
示じ
を
出だ
す
なんて
、
信しん
じ
られ
ない
。
I can't believe he's giving orders like he owns the place when he's just a newcomer.
Similar words 横おう 柄へい 横柄 describes a generally arrogant personality or attitude, while 我が物顔 specifically refers to behaving as if one owns a place or has special rights there.
図ずう 々ずう しい 図々しい means shameless or impudent, often in a pushy way. 我が物顔 adds the nuance of territorial entitlement.
Etymology Compound of 我が (my/one's own), 物 (thing/possession), and 顔 (face/expression), literally 'a face as if it were one's own thing'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase has been used idiomatically to describe entitled behavior.
