tengu
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A person who is too proud and thinks they are better than others
- noun
- /ˈtɛŋɡu/
- Offensive
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Examples
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If I'm armor tanked, I would pick a Legion or a Proteus, or if I'm shield tanked, I will pick a Tengu.
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He has a tendency to act like a tengu among his friends, always boasting about his achievements.
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Despite his accomplishments, his colleagues warned him not to become a tengu and remain humble.
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After winning the tournament, he started behaving like a tengu, constantly reminding everyone of his victory.
Synonyms
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9.9
A joking name for a person who has great power in a group
is genuinely proud and arrogant rather than a joking or formal label
How Arrogant
egotist
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6.8
- Offensive
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6.8
tengu
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9.9
- Offensive
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9.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tengu comes from Japanese parts ten and gu, which mean 'heaven' and 'dog'. A helpful way to remember calling someone a tengu is that the creature was seen as proud and bold in stories, so the word now means an arrogant or self-important person.