From root: rupok
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagmarupok
nag-ma-ru-POK
acted weak-willed
Present (Incomplete)
nagmamarupok
nag-ma-ma-ru-POK
is acting weak-willed
Future (Contemplated)
magmamarupok
mag-ma-ma-ru-POK
will act weak-willed
Usage Note
Magmarupok is a colloquial term used when someone deliberately acts fragile or gives in easily to romantic temptations, especially towards an ex or a crush. It is often used humorously among friends to describe a lack of emotional self-control in modern dating contexts.
Examples
" Ayaw kong magmarupok ulit. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to act weak-willed again.
Literal Translation
Dislike I act-weak-willed again.
" Ayaw kong magmarupok sa problema. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to act weak-willed in a problem.
Literal Translation
Dislike I act-weak-willed at problem.
" Kahit alam niyang masakit, nagmamarupok pa rin siya tuwing nagpapaparamdam ang dati niyang nililigawan. "
Natural Translation
Even though she knows it hurts, she still caves in whenever the person she used to court reaches out.
Literal Translation
Even-though knows she painful, acting-weak-willed still she whenever makes-presence-felt the former her was-courting.
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