おおげさ

grandiose, exaggerated

What does おおげさ mean?

おおげさ is a Japanese noun meaning grandiose, exaggerated in English. It is written as おおげさ in hiragana, and oogesa in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その老人はおおげさに言う傾向がある。

The old man tends to exaggerate.