大おお威い張ばり

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り

Meanings

noun, na-adjective

bragging; showing off; pride

Describes a person's boastful or swaggering attitude; often used with する to mean 'to brag' or 'to show off'.

彼かれはいつも大おお威い張ばりで自じ分ぶんの成せい功こうを話はなす。
He always talks about his success in a bragging way.
大おお威い張ばりするのはやめてください。
Please stop showing off.

Kanji

大large, big
威intimidate, dignity, majesty
張counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread

Related words

自じ慢まん
自慢 is a more common and neutral word for 'pride' or 'boasting', while 大威張り emphasizes a swaggering, boastful demeanor.
威い張ばる
威張る is the verb 'to be arrogant' or 'to act big'; 大威張り is the noun/adjectival noun form with an intensifying 大.

Built from

大おお+威い張ばる

Written forms

大おお威い張ばりUsage67%
Standard kanji spelling.
大おおいばりUsage33%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in casual writing.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (おお, 'big') + 威張り (いばり, 'boasting'), the noun form of 威張る (いばる, 'to be arrogant'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word likely emerged as an emphatic expression for boastful behavior.