粋いきぶる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

act chic; put on airs; try to look cool

Describes someone who tries to appear stylish, sophisticated, or cool, often with a nuance of pretentiousness. Similar to 粋がる (いきがる), but 粋ぶる emphasizes the affected behavior more strongly.

See also: 粋がる

• 彼かれはいつも粋いきぶって、難むずかしい話はなしばかりする。

  He always puts on airs and only talks about complicated things.

• あの人ひとは粋いきぶっているけど、実じつはあまり詳くわしくない。

  That person acts like they know everything, but actually they don't know much.