EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
smart-alecky reasoning; sophistry...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-mi-mi-lo-SO-po/
FIL: Ang pagbibigay ng mga dahilan o sagot na tila matalino ngunit walang laman, mapanlinlang, o sadyang nagpapahirap sa usapan.
EN: smart-alecky reasoning; sophistry
This is the art of answering back with 'logic' that's designed to annoy, not to enlighten. It's what kids do when you tell them to clean their room and they ask, "What is the philosophical definition of 'clean'?" It's the verbal equivalent of an eye-roll. Pilosopo Tasyo-core.
From "pilosopo" (philosopher, but often used to mean smart-aleck), which is from Spanish "filósofo". The "pan-" prefix becomes "pam-" and the first syllable of the root is reduplicated.
Almost always has a negative connotation of being a wise-guy or being intentionally difficult.
🇵🇭 Tigilan mo na ang iyong pamimilosopo at sagutin mo nang maayos ang tanong.
🇺🇸 Stop your smart-alecky reasoning and just answer the question properly.
🇵🇭 Kilala siya sa klase dahil sa kanyang galing sa pamimilosopo sa tuwing may debate.
🇺🇸 He is known in class for his skill in sophistry whenever there's a debate.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.