kaplastikan

Tagalog

Etymology

ka- +‎ plastik +‎ -an. Attested from the 1990s.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧plas‧ti‧kán
  • IPA(key): /kaplastiˈkan/, [kɐp.lɐs.tɪˈxan]

Noun

kaplastikán

  1. (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.
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