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イキる

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Attested from the 21st century.[1] Compare ()きる (ikiru, to live, be alive). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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イキる (ikirugodan (stem イキり (ikiri), past イキった (ikitta))

  1. (slang) to act cocky; to be full of oneself

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ 現代用語の基礎知識 [Basic information about recent neologisms] (in Japanese), Jiyū Kokumin, 2019