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lavish spending; generous treat; extravagant hospitality
An act of spending generously or treating people lavishly, especially when hosting a feast or giving gifts. Can be positive (genuine generosity) or slightly critical (excessive spending).
社長の大盤振る舞いで全員招待された。
Everyone was invited thanks to the president's generous treat.
ボーナスが出て、大盤振る舞いの食事会を開いた。
After getting my bonus, I threw a lavish dinner party.
政府は選挙前になると大盤振る舞いの政策を打ち出す傾向がある。
The government tends to announce generous spending policies before elections.
Originally referred to serving food on a large tray (大盤) in a grand manner (振る舞い, a feast or banquet). Now used more broadly for any lavish or generous spending or entertaining.
USAGE:
Can carry either a positive nuance (admiring someone's generosity) or a slightly negative one (implying reckless or politically motivated spending), depending on context.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 大盤振る舞いをする: to spend lavishly, to treat generously
- 大盤振る舞いの～: a lavish ~
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 奮発する: to splurge — deciding to spend more than usual on a particular purchase
- 散財する: to spend freely — often implies wasting money
- 気前がいい: generous — a personality trait rather than a specific act