EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
bravado, false courage...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-ta-pa-ngang GA-wa/
FIL: Isang uri ng tapang na ipinapakita lamang sa salita o anyo ngunit salat sa tunay na aksyon; pagpapanggap na matapang.
EN: bravado, false courage
This is 'All talk, no walk' bravery. 'Yung kaibigan mong nagyayabang na susugurin niya 'yung bully, pero sa huli, 'May meeting pala ako' ang dahilan. It's the kind of courage you post on social media, but can't back up in real life. It's not real tapang; it's tapang-flavored courage.
Compound of katapangan (bravery) and gawa (deed), used idiomatically to mean courage that doesn't translate to deeds.
A rare or literary term. More common expressions are 'tapang-tapangan' (pretending to be brave) or 'matapang sa salita lang' (brave only in words).
🇵🇭 Puro katapangang-gawa lang ang alam niya, pero takot namang humarap sa problema.
🇺🇸 He only knows bravado, but is actually afraid to face the problem.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang mga banta ay katapangang-gawa lamang.
🇺🇸 His threats are nothing but false courage.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.