"Paboroy-Boroy" is a word in HILIGAYNON
paboróy-bóroy - To deny the possession
of, assert the lack of, to say "I have none, I
cannot, I am unable to, etc.”. Indì mo akó
pagpaboróyboróyan, kay nahibaloán ko
nga ikáw manggaránon. Don’t tell me that
you cannot, for I know you are rich.
Nagapaboróybóroy lang siá, ápang
madámù ang íya nga pílak. He acts as if
he had no money, but he has plenty.
You are the result of the tension between who you think you should be and what you really are.
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