posture as

posture as someone or something

to pretend to be someone or a particular type of person. Why is the secretary posturing as the manager and giving out assignments? Carla entered the ballroom, posturing as a grand duchess of somewhere or another.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sigismund	-	German, Ancient Germanic
Anna	['ænə]
Nasib	-	Arabic
Pete	[pi:t]
Zara (2)	-	Bulgarian
Slavka	-	Slovene, Croatian