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Pronunciation / Transliteration: binbōburu
"彼は実際には裕福なのに、いつも貧乏ぶっている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To plead poverty, complain about having no money, or minimize one's wealth, success, or capabilities in order to avoid obligations or elicit sympathy.
"Even though their business was thriving, the owners continued to poor-mouth to avoid giving out bonuses."
- 1
The act of complaining about one's financial distress or minimizing one's achievements.
"He put on a good poor-mouth when it came time to contribute to the group gift."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in American English during the mid-20th century, 'poor-mouth' stems from the African American Vernacular English (AAVE) tradition of verbally minimizing one's resources or status. It combines the adjective 'poor' with the noun/verb 'mouth', initially functioning as a phrasal verb meaning to plead poverty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poor-mouth" is said worldwide
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pleindre sa misère
Transliteration: plɛ̃drə sa mizɛʁ
"Il passe son temps à pleindre sa misère pour ne pas payer."
den Armem manchen
Transliteration: deːn ˈaʁmə-n ˈmaxən
Script: den Armen machen
"Er macht immer den Armen, wenn es ans Bezahlen geht."
fare il miserabile
Transliteration: ˈfaːre il mizeˈraːbile
"Non serve a nulla fare il miserabile quando tutti sanno che guadagni bene."
fingir pobreza
Transliteration: finˈxiɾ poˈβɾeθa
"Siempre está fingiendo pobreza para no invitar la cena."
fingir pobreza
Transliteration: fĩˈʒiɾ puˈbɾezɐ
"Ele vive a fingir pobreza, mas tem muito dinheiro guardado."
गरीबी का रोना रोना
Transliteration: garībī kā ronā ronā
"हर समय अपनी गरीबी का रोना रोना उसकी आदत बन गई है।"
哭穷
Transliteration: kū qióng
"他明明很有钱，却总是在大家面前哭穷。"
엄살 피우다
Transliteration: eomsal piuda
"그는 돈이 많으면서도 늘 가난한 척 엄살을 피운다."
貧乏ぶる
Transliteration: binbōburu
"彼は実際には裕福なのに、いつも貧乏ぶっている。"
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