EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pretend to be kind; to feign goodwill...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ma-gan-dang-lo-OB/
FIL: Magpakita ng kabutihang-loob na hindi bukal sa kalooban; pagkukunwaring matulungin o mabait.
EN: to pretend to be kind; to feign goodwill
This is the "plastic" friend who offers to help but you know they're just doing it for show or for "utang na loob" points later. It's the politician kissing babies during campaign season. The kindness feels manufactured, like it has a hidden agenda. It's not genuine `mabuting loob` (goodwill), it's the performance of it.
Implies insincerity and ulterior motives.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magmagandang-loob kung may kapalit ka namang hinihintay.
🇺🇸 Don't feign goodwill if you're just expecting something in return.
🇵🇭 Nahahalata ko kapag may nagmamagandang-loob lang sa akin para makautang.
🇺🇸 I can tell when someone is just pretending to be kind to me so they can borrow money.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.