Pangungulag (en. Masquerading)
/pɐŋ.uŋ.ʊ.lɑɡ/
Synonyms
Slang Meanings
A wager with no guaranteed win or loss.
It's just like the gamble I made betting on the lottery, I wasn’t lucky at all.
Parang pangungulag lang ang ginawa kong pagtaya sa loto, wala naman akong pinalad.
Trying too hard for something that often leads to failure.
He really pushed it too far in defending the project, and it ended up sinking.
Sobrang pangungulag ang ginawa niya sa pagtatanggol ng proyekto, kaya napalubog ito.
Overdoing something often leading to silliness.
His over-the-top efforts in making the video were just hilarious, but we had fun.
Ang pangungulag niya sa paggawa ng video ay nakakatawa lang, pero masaya kami.