kaplastikan
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From plastik + ka- -an. Attested from the 1990s.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kaplástikán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔)
- (idiomatic, informal, of a person) insincerity; fakeness
- 1991, Michael A. Hamlin, Remembering Gasty: A Man of Peace, a Man for Others:
- Marahil, hindi rin niya matatagalan ang bolahan, kaplastikan, kakitiran ng utak at pagkamanhid ng maruming nasa loob nito. Malinaw ang kanyang pananaw hinggil sa kahulugan ng kaunluran: pagpapalakas sa masa, paglaya, at pagsulong ...
- Possibly, he cannot endure the flattery, insincerity, narrow-mindedness and insensitivity inside him. His view on the meaning of prosperity is clear: empowering the masses, freedom, and advancing...
- 1999, Bayan Iii - Makatao at Maunlad Na Lipunan (batayang Aklat)1st Ed. 1999, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 250:
- Kadalasan, ibinubunyag ng mga krisis ang kahinaan ng mga sistemang ibinubunsod ng ilan tulad ng kaplastikan, kaliluhan sa kapangyarihan at pagkagahaman sa kapangyarihan.
- Crises frequently reveal the weaknesses of systems led by a few like insincerity, betrayal of public trust and greed for power.
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kaplastikan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔)
- someone pretended to be in good relationships with