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Create account/Sounds like "pahn" (as in "park") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "yah" (as in "yard")/
Someone who acts completely differently depending on who is watching, always performing for the crowd without any real consistency. Pure front, all show. Used in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras to call out someone whose good behavior is strictly for the audience.
“Don't put on a show, everyone knows how you really are when no one's looking.”
“He behaves perfectly at work, but it's all an act.”
/Sounds like "pahn" (as in "park") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "yah" (as in "yard")/
A front or facade, a person or business used to conceal illegal activities. Also describes someone who only acts a certain way to keep up appearances for others.
“That business is pure front, nobody knows what they actually sell.”
“Don't be all show, act the same when nobody's watching.”
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/Sounds like "pahn" (as in "park") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "yah" (as in "yard")/
Someone who acts completely differently depending on who is watching, always performing for the crowd without any real consistency. Pure front, all show. Used in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras to call out someone whose good behavior is strictly for the audience.
“Don't put on a show, everyone knows how you really are when no one's looking.”
“He behaves perfectly at work, but it's all an act.”
/Sounds like "pahn" (as in "park") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "yah" (as in "yard")/
A front or facade, a person or business used to conceal illegal activities. Also describes someone who only acts a certain way to keep up appearances for others.
“That business is pure front, nobody knows what they actually sell.”
“Don't be all show, act the same when nobody's watching.”
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