pandering — the practice of acting in a way that is intended to please or indulge someone, especially in order to gain favor or advantage
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the practice of acting in a way that is intended to please or indulge someone, especially in order to gain favor or advantage
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpændərɪŋ/
Korean meaning: 누군가의 비위를 맞추거나 아부하는 행위, 특히 호감이나 이득을 얻기 위해
Korean pronunciation: 팬-더-링 (강세: 팬)
Example Sentences
- The restaurant owner's constant pandering to food critics was so obvious that regular customers felt ignored.
- Stop pandering to your boss with those ridiculous compliments about his terrible haircut!
- The company's pandering to social media influencers backfired when customers realized it was all fake.
pandering
NOUN//ˈpændərɪŋ//
the practice of acting in a way that is intended to please or indulge someone, especially in order to gain favor or advantage
Politician desperately pleasing everyone for votes
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Pandering to the wandering crowd, without pondering what's right
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Origin
16세기 그리스 신화의 판다루스(Pandarus)에서 유래. 트로이 전쟁에서 연인들 사이를 중매했던 인물의 이름이 '비위 맞추기'의 의미로 발전했습니다.
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“The restaurant owner's constant pandering to food critics was so obvious that regular customers felt ignored.”
“Stop pandering to your boss with those ridiculous compliments about his terrible haircut!”
“The company's pandering to social media influencers backfired when customers realized it was all fake.”
“His pandering to his mother-in-law included pretending to love her terrible cooking for three years.”
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