“Putting on airs” in Japanese
Short answer
Putting on airs in Japanese is “澄まし” (sumashi). Full meaning: primness, putting on airs, prim person; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.).
Other ways to say “Putting on airs” in Japanese
お澄まし
osumashi primness, putting on airs, prim person; clear soup
婆娑羅
basara acting without restraint, self-indulgence, wild license, eccentricity; being pretentious, putting on airs, foppery, dandyism, coxcombry, gaudiness
バサラ
basara acting without restraint, self-indulgence, wild license, eccentricity; being pretentious, putting on airs, foppery, dandyism, coxcombry, gaudiness
ばさら
basara acting without restraint, self-indulgence, wild license, eccentricity; being pretentious, putting on airs, foppery, dandyism, coxcombry, gaudiness
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