magpatay-patayan

Tagalog

Etymology

mag- (agent auffix) + patay-patayan (playing dead)

Verb

magpatay-patayan

  1. to play dead
    Nagpatay-patayan ang dalawang nakaligtas sa panloloob para hindi siya mabaril.
    The two survivors of the robbery case played dead so they would not be shot.

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