palatao

Malay

Etymology

From kepala (head) and tahu (to know).

Noun

palatao (plural palatao-palatao)

  1. (slang, derogatory, Internet slang) Someone who claims to know more, but actually does not know something properly; a know-it-all, a smarty pants.
  2. (slang, derogatory, Internet slang) A stupid person.