English Dictionary

mall ninja

名詞

軽蔑的 くだけた表現

(derogatory, informal) A person who claims to be an expert on weaponry, often to the point of disdaining popular weapons and preferring expensive and exotic ones along with equally expensive accessories, and likes to brag about their supposed expertise, but often exposes their ignorance in discussions, sometimes making improbable claims about their experience or weapon use.

日本語の意味

（侮蔑的・口語的）自称武器の専門家で、実際には知識不足が露呈している人物。高価で珍しい武器やアクセサリーばかりを好み、一般的な武器を軽視する傾向にある。 / （軽蔑的に）実際の技能や経験に乏しいにもかかわらず、武器の知識を誇示し、非現実的な主張や経験談を語る人物。

The self-appointed mall ninja bragged about his exotic throwing knives and night-vision goggles, but everyone could tell he'd never actually used them in the field.

見栄を張る武器マニアは珍しい投擲ナイフや暗視ゴーグルを自慢したが、皆はその人が実際に現場で使ったことがないとすぐにわかった。

意味（1）

(derogatory, informal) A person who claims to be an expert on weaponry, often to the point of disdaining popular weapons and preferring expensive and exotic ones along with equally expensive accessories, and likes to brag about their supposed expertise, but often exposes their ignorance in discussions, sometimes making improbable claims about their experience or weapon use.

I own a Strider [knife]. Nope, I'm not a mall ninja or secret squirrel but it gives me pleasure to own them.

mall ninjas （ plural ）