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辱ñٲ
[pin-yah-tuh, pee-nyah-tah]
noun
plural
辱ñٲs(in Mexico and Central America) colorful papier-mâché figure or cheerfully decorated crock filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
辱ñٲ
/ ˌɪˈᲹٲ /
noun
a papier-mâché party decoration filled with sweets, hung up during parties, and struck with a stick until it breaks open
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of 辱ñٲ1
Example Sentences
If Perry, in her moments when she is lamenting that her critics have made her into "a human 辱ñٲ," would like to explore why that might be, I would recommend she read Difficult Conversations, a classic of its kind by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen of the Harvard Negotiation Project.
It’s like watching hands frantically reach out for candy after a 辱ñٲ has been broken into — gluttony at its finest.
Earlier this week American singer Katy Perry, best known for her bubblegum pop, said she felt like a "human Piñata" after weeks of online backlash.
It was this that Perry replied to directly with her Piñata remark acknowledging the backlash.
In her comment, she thanked the fan groups for their support and addressed “the ‘online’ world” which she said “tries to make me a human 辱ñٲ.”
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