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(humorous) The supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves.

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frog in one's pocket

Source Word

frog in one's pocket

Noun

humorous

(humorous) The supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves.

Japanese Meaning

（冗談めかして）自分一人でありながら、あたかも他者も含めた複数として振る舞う『we』という代名詞を使う言い訳として、『カエルがポケットにいる』という表現が使われる状況を示す

誰かが本当は「私」なのに「私たち」と言い始めたら、それは冗談めいて『自分だけを指すのに「私たち」を使うためのこっそりした言い訳がある』ということだろう。

Sense（1）

(humorous) The supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves.

[…] the interrogating lawyer said: "Who is this 'we'? Do you have a frog in your pocket?"