zhuangbility

noun

zhuangbility

noun

Etymology From Mandarin 裝屄 /装屄 (zhuāngbī, “(vulgar) to flaunt oneself”) + -bility.

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Internet, Vulgar Pretension; the state of being a poseur.

  • Because of zhuangbility in diploma and tutors, many excellent students are crowded out of higher education.2010, Kai Du, Yinyin Cai, “Culture and high education in China”, in International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, →DOI:
  • Jennifer enjoys playing zhuangbility. She is nobody but a sexretary.2019, “Trade Deficit: Chinese Exported into English”, in T. R. Mwanaka, editor, Nationalism: (mis)understanding Donald Trump's Capitalism, Racism, Global Politics, International Trade and Media Wars, volume 2, →ISBN:
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  • To me, what Tolstoy did was simply “class transvestitism,” a kind of zhuangbility (a coined word mixing Chinese and English, which roughly means being pretentious) in disguise, because differences in family background, education, and ability cannot be concealed.2020, Ou Ning, Utopia in Practice: Bishan Project and Rural Reconstruction, →ISBN, page xliii:

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