also: らっぱふき
blowing one's own horn; self-praise
Idiomatic use referring to boasting or self-promotion; often used in a critical or humorous way.
He's always blowing his own horn.
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling; ラッパ is normally written in katakana.
Hiragana variant of the same mixed spelling.
Full kanji spelling using 喇叭, which is rare and may not be widely recognized.
Compound of ラッパ (trumpet/bugle, from Portuguese 'rappa') and 吹き (the continuative form of 吹く 'to blow'). The idiomatic sense derives from the image of someone loudly proclaiming their own merits.