EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to stoop down to someone's level; to engage with...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-TOL/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagbaba sa antas ng isang tao upang makipagtalo o makipagsukatan, lalo na sa isang taong mas mababa ang kalagayan o pag-iisip.
EN: to stoop down to someone's level; to engage with
It's when you see a troll in the comments section and you *know* you shouldn't reply, but you do it anyway. That's you 'pumapatol'. It's the adult equivalent of fighting a toddler over a toy. The first rule of 'patol' is... don't. Just don't patol. You're better than that.
The verb form is usually 'pumatol' (infinitive/past) or 'pumapatol' (present). Often has a negative connotation, implying that one should have known better than to engage.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo nang patulan ang mga basher sa social media.
🇺🇸 Don't stoop to the level of the bashers on social media.
🇵🇭 Kahit anong asar niya sa akin, hindi ko siya pinatulan.
🇺🇸 No matter how much he teased me, I didn't engage with him.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.