kaplastikan

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈplastikan/ [kɐˌplas.t̪ɪˈxan̪]
• Rhymes: -astikan
• Syllabification: ka‧plas‧ti‧kan

Noun

kaplástikán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

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.

Etymology 2

From ka- +‎ plastikan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaplasˈtikan/ [kɐ.plɐsˈt̪iː.xɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ikan
• Syllabification: ka‧plas‧ti‧kan

Noun

kaplastikan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. someone pretended to be in good relationships with