EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to act boastfully towards someone...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ya-ba-NGAN/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagpapakita ng kayabangan sa isang tao; o isang paligsahan o sitwasyon kung saan nagpapagalingan sa paghahambog ang dalawa o higit pang tao.
EN: to act boastfully towards someone
Ito 'yung verb form. When you flex on someone. "Huwag mo akong yabangan, pareho lang tayong nagco-commute." It can also mean a showdown of flexing, like two hypebeasts comparing their limited-edition sneakers. A "who has more" contest.
Mula sa salitang ugat na "yabang" at hulaping "-an".
ROOT MEANING: arrogance; boastfulness
Can mean "to direct arrogance at someone" or "a mutual exchange of arrogance." The context clarifies the meaning.
🇵🇭 Nagsimula na naman silang magyabangan tungkol sa kanilang mga bagong cellphone.
🇺🇸 They started to boastfully compare their new cellphones again.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niya akong yabangan pero hindi ko na lang pinansin.
🇺🇸 He tried to act boastfully towards me but I just ignored him.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.