"Mali-Mali" is a word in HILIGAYNON
malí-máli - Dim. and Freq. of malí. Also:
to insinuate, hint at, use indirect language,
enlighten another’s mind by allusions,
speak in parables, often practised by one
who wishes to obtain a favour from another
or to come to an agreement, to throw out a
"polite hint” in a round-about way.
Ginmalímalíhan níya kamí nga ang íya
nónoy buút mangasáwa sa ámon índay.
He politely insinuated that his son wants to
marry our daughter. Malímalíha ang
paghámbal mo sa íla. Talk to them with
polite insinuations or allusions.
Nagamalímáli silá nga buút magsímpon
sa ámon sang íla anák. They are
insinuating their desire or wish of having
their boy stay with us. Masúnsun ang
hámbal sang Aton Ginúo malímáli. Our
Lord often spoke in parables.
The rain spun in the yellow arc lights over the café parking lot. It was empty inside, except for a fat Negro woman whom I could see through the service window in the kitchen, and a pretty, redheaded waitress in her early twenties, dressed in a pink uniform with her hair tied up on her freckled neck. She was obviously tired, but she was polite and smiled at me when she took my order, and I felt a sense of guilt, almost shame, at my susceptibility and easy fondness for a young woman's smile. Because if you're forty-nine and unmarried or a widower or if you've simply chosen to live alone, you're easily flattered by a young woman's seeming attention to you, and you forget that it is often simply a deference to your age.
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