kapal ng mukha
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From kapal (“thickness”) + ng (“of”) + mukha (“face”).
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Noun edit
kapál ng mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)
- effrontery
- (idiomatic) act of being arrogant.
- (idiomatic, derogatory) condition of shamelessness; obnoxiousness; being egotistical
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Interjection edit
kapál ng mukhâ! (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)
- (idiomatic, derogatory) said to someone lavishly praising themselves, when they may be exaggerating or being full of themselves.
- (idiomatic, derogatory) retort to one having gall, disrespect or shamelessness.