EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
superficially, as a pretense...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/ba-la-BA-la/
FIL: Sa paraang walang ingat, walang-kabuluhan, o bilang pagkukunwari lamang.
EN: superficially, as a pretense
Acting 'dedma' or unbothered, but you're really not. It's doing something just for the sake of doing it, without any real effort or heart. Like when you 'clean' your room by just throwing everything in the closet. That's balabala cleaning. It's the energy of 'bahala na si Batman'.
Possibly a reduplication of a root related to pretense or superficiality.
This word is not very common in modern conversation and might be considered literary or dated.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong gawin nang balabala ang iyong mga tungkulin.
🇺🇸 Do not perform your duties superficially.
🇵🇭 Balabala lamang ang kanyang paghingi ng tawad, hindi ito taos-puso.
🇺🇸 His apology was just a pretense, it wasn't sincere.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.