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hypocrite

verb

LanguagePitcairn-Norfolk

Meaning
  1. to signal virtue in the presence of outsiders
  2. to dissemble
  3. to signal virtue in the presence of outsiders; to dissemble
  4. To pretend to be good or moral when someone from outside is watching.
Examples

Don't hypocrite when dem people come.

Do not pretend to be something you are not when those people come.

Part of speechverb

Status: Adapted from Wikidata lexemes — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: Wikidata lexemes — Wave 2 (CC0-1.0), adapted.