EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pretending to be smart...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/nag-du-du-nung-du-NU-ngan/
FIL: Ang pagkilos na tila maraming alam o pagpapakita ng higit na karunungan kaysa sa tunay na taglay, madalas sa paraang nakakainis.
EN: pretending to be smart
We all have that one tito or officemate in a meeting. They use big words they can't explain and have an opinion on everything. Sila 'yung nagdudunung-dunungan. The human version of a Wikipedia article that has a "[citation needed]" tag on every sentence.
ROOT MEANING: wisdom
A pejorative term. The repetition of the root word 'dunong' (knowledge) with affixes implies pretense or acting.
🇵🇭 Ayaw ko siyang kausap kasi palagi siyang nagdudunung-dunungan tungkol sa pulitika.
🇺🇸 I don't like talking to him because he's always acting like a know-it-all about politics.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magdunung-dunungan kung hindi mo naman talaga alam ang sagot.
🇺🇸 Don't pretend to be smart if you don't really know the answer.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.