EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
ostentation; showing off; flaunting...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-pa-pa-rang-YA/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagpapakita ng karangyaan, kayamanan, o anumang ipinagmamalaki sa isang magarbo at labis na paraan.
EN: ostentation; showing off; flaunting
This is the 'flex culture' before it was even called 'flex culture.' It's posting your new iPhone, your Starbucks cup with your name misspelled, or your plane ticket to Boracay. It's the art of showing off what you have, sometimes to the point of being annoying. Think of it as the opposite of 'lowkey.' #SanaAll is the usual response.
From pag- (gerund prefix) + pa- (causative prefix) + parangya (from pa- + dangya, 'luxury/ostentation'). Literally 'the act of causing ostentation'.
Often has a slightly negative connotation of being boastful.
🇵🇭 Hindi niya hilig ang pagpaparangya ng kanyang mga mamahaling gamit.
🇺🇸 She is not fond of flaunting her expensive things.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang social media ay puno ng pagpaparangya ng kanyang mga biyahe.
🇺🇸 His social media is full of ostentation from his travels.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.