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Yomi
しったか
Rōmaji
shittaka
Type
slang
Meaning
pretending to know
Additional Info
It’s short for 知ったかぶり (“pretending to know”). It’s usually used as 知ったかする, “to pretend to know something”.
Example
知ったかして「うん、あの映画いいよね」と言ったら、どのシーンが好きか聞かれて困(こま)った
I said “Yeah, that movie is great”, pretending to know it very well, and I got in trouble when asked which scene is my favourite.