上っ調子 (uwatchoushi) Japanese meaning: flippant | Kotomora調
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People were exasperated by his flippant remarks.
Because of his frivolous nature, I can't entrust important matters to him.
Usage patterns
上っ調子な〈人〉a flippant, frivolous person
He's a flippant person who easily gets carried away.
上っ調子に〈動詞〉to do something in a flippant, shallow manner
She talks so flippantly that people don't take her seriously.
