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Tagalog
Etymology
Clipping of English dead malice, itself a calque of patay malisya.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dedma (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇ᜔ᜋ)
- (slang) feigning ignorance; feigning being unaware; snobbing
- Synonym: patay malisya
2001, Ang makasaysayang People Power Part 2 sa mga pahina ng Pinoy times special edition issues 1-16:Ang dami niyang pe ra' " Ayon sa isa pang mambabasa, ang Philippine Gaming and Amusement Corporation (Pageor) ang nagbayad para sa ... "Wala, nagkatinginan lang kami, tapos dedma* Maganda raw ang trato ni Doktora Loi kay Ika.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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