aufplustern

German

Etymology

19th century, pleonastic compound from auf- + plustern (which latter already means the same thing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌpluːstɐn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: auf‧plus‧tern

Verb

aufplustern (weak, third-person singular present plustert auf, past tense plusterte auf, past participle aufgeplustert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to fluff up, puff up (principally of birds, but also cats etc.)
  2. (reflexive, figurative) to prance, boast, behave showily

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