wayang/ˈwɑjɑŋ/EtymologyTransliteration of Javanese ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang, “shadow; imagination; puppetry”), from Old Javanese wayaṅ via Malay wayang. Cognate with Dutch wajang.adjFor show, insincere or fake; ostentatious and showy.nounA theatrical performance of mythological events employing puppets or human dancers in Malaysia and Indonesia (especially Java).A shadow theatre performance, or such performances in general.Any traditional theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.Any traditional theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.; Traditional Chinese opera, performed outdoors. The equivalent term in Mandarin is 街戲 /街戏 (jiēxì, literally “street opera”).Insincere behaviour; an act meant to deceive or mislead.“There had been two important reservations made on the practice of consultation and consensus. […] The other reservation is that consultation and consensus is no more than a “wayang”, because views are not accepted and no changes are made to the original policy.”verbTo put up a front, to pretend (e.g., to be hard at work when one’s superiors are watching) or behave in a false and misleading way, especially if it puts one at an advantage.“[…] some [MPs] have to do wayang wayang in the evening like meet the people sessions.”