学がく者しゃぶる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

act pedantic; put on scholarly airs

Describes someone who pretends to be more knowledgeable or intellectual than they really are, often in an annoying way.

• 彼かれはいつも学がく者しゃぶって難むずかしい言こと葉ばを使つかう。

  He always acts like a scholar and uses difficult words.

• 学がく者しゃぶるのはやめて、普ふ通つうに話はなしてよ。

  Stop being pedantic and just talk normally.