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自虐風自慢

October 25, 2022

Yomi

じぎゃくふうじまん

Rōmaji

jigyaku fuu jiman

Type

slang

Literal Meaning

self-deprecation-ish brag

Meaning

humblebrag (making a “self-deprecating” statement with the actual intention to brag about oneself)

Additional Info

自虐(じぎゃく)する means “to self-deprecate”.

Example

A: 日本語全然出来ないから、日本のアニメ見ても8割しか理解出来ないよ〜
A: I suck at Japanese and when I watch Japanese anime I can only understand 80%.
B: おい、自虐風自慢するのやめろ
B: Hey, stop humblebragging

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