PABIBO

show-off ? acting like a star? know-it-all ?

root word: bibo

Likely in the same series as pabebe and pabida, this word has been around since at least the year 2007.

A pabibo is a person who always wants to be the center of attention, sometimes to the point of meddling in other people’s business. This could mean a show-off, like when a student trying to be a know-it-all in class.

Possible translations: pseudo-intellectual (noun), grandstanding (adjective)

Halimbawa ng Paggamit:

pabibong bata

Alam mo, pabibo ka.

Masyadong marami ang pabibo sa social media.

Si Pangulong Duterte ay hindi katulad ng ibang mga pulitiko na pabida at pabibo sa harap ng mga tao pero ibang-iba ang ugali kapag wala sa paningin ng publiko.

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