言い出しっぺ

言い出しっ屁、 言出しっ屁、 言出しっぺ

Reading

Kana: いいだしっぺ

Romaji: iidashippe

Definitions

noun

1

first person to say something; first person to suggest something

2

he who smelt it dealt it; the first person who claims innocence is guilty

Note: orig. meaning

Kanji

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

屁

Readings: ヒ、 へ、 おなら

Meanings: fart, passing gas

Example Sentence

結局(けっきょく)、言(いだ)い出()しっぺの人(ひと)が来(き)てないのだけど、どういうことだ？

➥He brought it up first, but he didn't show up. What's going on?