What does 屁理屈 mean?
屁理屈 is a Japanese noun meaning “quibbling” or “far-fetched argument” in English. It is written as 屁理屈 in kanji, へりくつ in hiragana, and herikutsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentences
屁理屈を言うな。
Stop quibbling.
彼はいつも屁理屈ばかりこねる。
He's always splitting hairs.