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
Nebuchadnezzar	-	Ancient Near Eastern (Anglicized), Biblical
Liam	LEE-əm (English)	Irish, English
Evaristo	e-vah-REE-sto (Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Yaroslav	yah-rah-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
ThuẦN	-	Vietnamese
Kagiso	-	Southern African, Tswana