凡尔赛 (Fán ěr sài) — Versailles (palace/place near Paris); (slang) humblebrag; an ostensibly modest but actually boastful statement or attitude
Definition
Originally the Palace of Versailles; in internet slang it means 'humblebrag' — a self-deprecating remark whose real point is to brag (e.g. complaining about how expensive a gift is).
noun
Versailles (palace/place near Paris)(slang) humblebragan ostensibly modest but actually boastful statement or attitude
Examples
- 。Qù nián wǒ qù fǎ guó cān guān le Fán ěr sài gōng.Last year I visited the Palace of Versailles in France.
- 凡尔赛，。Tā péng you quān tiān tiān fā Fán ěr sài, shuō lǎo gōng sòng de bāo tài guì zì jǐ bù hǎo yì si bèi.She humblebrags on her Moments every day, saying the bag her husband gave her is too expensive for her to carry.
- 凡尔赛，。Tā nà duàn huà yě tài Fán ěr sài le, míng míng kǎo le dì yī què shuō méi kǎo hǎo.That remark of his was such a humblebrag — he got first place but said he didn't do well.
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