EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pretend; to feign...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-ba-la-BA-la/
FIL: Ang pagpapanggap o pagkukunwari sa isang bagay na hindi totoo; pag-aarte.
EN: to pretend; to feign
The OG 'acting busy' move. When your boss walks by, you `magbalabala` by typing furiously on your keyboard, even if you were just watching cat videos. It's pretending to be sick to skip school, or acting like you didn't hear your mom calling you to do chores. The art of the fake-out.
mag- (verb prefix) + balabala (pretense)
ROOT MEANING: superficially, as a pretense
Often used with a clause explaining what is being feigned. Synonymous with 'magkunwari'.
🇵🇭 Nagbalabala siyang tulog para hindi mautusan.
🇺🇸 He pretended to be asleep so he wouldn't be asked to do an errand.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magbalabala na hindi mo alam ang nangyari.
🇺🇸 Don't feign ignorance about what happened.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.