イキる

Japanese

Etymology

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

  • (Tokyo) キる [ìkírú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ikʲiɾɯ̟]

Verb

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

References

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