卑ひ下げ自じ慢まん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

boasting of one's humility; humblebrag

Idiomatic expression describing the act of self-deprecation that is actually a form of boasting. Often used in the phrase 卑下も自慢のうち.

See also: 卑下も自慢のうち

• 彼かれの「自じ分ぶんはダメだ」という発はつ言げんは、卑ひ下げ自じ慢まんに聞きこえる。

  His 'I'm no good' remark sounds like a humblebrag.

• 「私わたしなんてまだまだです」と言いうのが、かえって卑ひ下げ自じ慢まんになることもある。

  Saying 'I still have a long way to go' can sometimes come across as boasting of one's humility.