EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a competition of lowering; a race to the bottom...
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/pa-ba-ba-AN/
FIL: Isang uri ng kumpetisyon o paligsahan kung saan ang layunin ay maging pinakamababa, magkaroon ng pinakamababang puntos, o mag-alok ng pinakamababang presyo.
EN: a competition of lowering; a race to the bottom
That office 'bardagulan' where different teams try to one-up (or one-down?) each other. It's a contest to see who can go the lowest. It could be a 'pababaan ng presyo' (price war) between telcos, or a 'pababaan ng ere' (a contest of humility, often sarcastic). It's a competition, but the goal is to be at the bottom.
From `pa-` + `baba` + `-an` (a place or event for an action).
ROOT MEANING: low; short (in height)
Often implies a competitive or rivalrous context.
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🇵🇭 Nagkaroon ng pababaan ng presyo ang mga tindahan noong Black Friday.
🇺🇸 The stores had a price-lowering competition during Black Friday.
🇵🇭 Huwag nating gawing pababaan ng moral ang usapang ito.
🇺🇸 Let's not turn this conversation into a race to the bottom of morals.
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