"paawa effect" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /paˌʔawaʔ ʔeˈpek/ [Standard-Tagalog], [pɐˌʔaː.wɐʔ ʔɛˈpɛk̚] [Standard-Tagalog], /paˌʔawa(ʔ) ʔeˈpek/ (note: with glottal stop elision), [pɐˌʔaː.waː ʔɛˈpɛk̚] (note: with glottal stop elision) Forms: paawà effect [canonical], ᜉᜀᜏ ᜁᜉᜒᜃ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ek Etymology: Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish), from paawa (“trying to get pity”) + English effect. Etymology templates: {{Taglish}} Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish), {{com|tl|paawa<t:trying to get pity>|en:effect}} paawa (“trying to get pity”) + English effect Head templates: {{tl-noun|paawà effect|b=paawa epek}} paawà effect (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜏ ᜁᜉᜒᜃ᜔), {{tlb|tl|slang}} (slang)
  1. a tactic or manipulation to gather sympathy and support by being allegedly weak or harmed; pity play; playing the victim Tags: slang
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