尻しりこそばゆい

i-adjective

embarrassed; unsettled; ill at ease

Rare, somewhat old-fashioned or literary expression for feeling awkward, self-conscious, or embarrassed, often in a social situation. The literal image is of an itchy or ticklish bottom, suggesting a squirming discomfort.

• 初しょ対たい面めんの人ひとばかりの席せきで、なんだか尻しりこそばゆい思おもいをした。

  At a gathering full of strangers, I felt somehow embarrassed and ill at ease.

• 彼かれの大おおげさな褒ほめ言こと葉ばに、尻しりこそばゆくなった。

  His exaggerated compliments made me feel awkward and self-conscious.