見み栄えっ張ぱり

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Meanings

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noun, na-adjective

vain person; show-off; ostentatious person

Describes someone who is overly concerned with appearances and tries to look better than they are. Often used critically.

彼かれは見み栄えっ張ぱりだから、いつも高たかい服ふくを買かっている。
He's a show-off, so he's always buying expensive clothes.
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A vain attitude will drive your friends away.

Written forms

見み栄えっ張ぱりUsage74%
Standard kanji spelling.
見み栄えっぱりUsage15%
Variant spelling using っぱり instead of っ張り.
見みえっ張ぱりUsage6%
Rare variant using 見え instead of 見栄.
みえっぱりUsage4%

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
栄flourish, prosperity, honor
張counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread

Similar words

見み栄え
見栄 is the noun meaning 'vanity' or 'appearance', while 見栄っ張り is the person who is vain.
虚きょ栄えい心しん
虚栄心 is a more formal term for 'vanity' as a psychological trait, whereas 見栄っ張り is a colloquial descriptor for a person.

Etymology

Compound of 見栄 (みえ, 'appearance, show') + っ張り (っぱり, from 張る, 'to stick out, show off'). The っ張り suffix indicates a person who habitually does something.