Tagalog

Verb

gawa-gawa (base gawa)

1. To make stories up; to lie.

   Maniwala ako. Mukhang ginagawa-gawa lang ng dyaryo ang tsismis e.

   I don't believe it. Looks like the newspaper is making the gossip up.

2. To create rather idly or without a strict aim; to do as a test.

   Gumagawa-gawa lang ako ng disenyo na baka puwedeng imprentahin sa damit.

   I'm just making a design that could maybe get printed onto a shirt.

Noun

gawa-gawa

1. A fictitious or a fabricated story.

   Puro kathang-isip at gawa-gawa ang mga isinusulat niyang kuwento.

   His writing is comprised of fiction and invented stories.

Adjective

gawa-gawa

1. artificial
2. fictitious; fabricated; made up.

Synonyms

• imbento
• kathang-isip

See also

• kawanggawa

References

• Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham Ingles-Pilipino