palatao

Malay

Etymology

From kepala (head) and tahu (to know).

Noun

palatao (plural palatao-palatao, informal 1st possessive palataoku, 2nd possessive palataomu, 3rd possessive palataonya)

1. (slang, derogatory, Internet slang) Someone who claims to know more, but actually does not know something properly; a know-it-all, a smarty pants.
2. (slang, derogatory, Internet slang) A stupid person.