What is a word that could define someone who's good at showing superficial kindness and friendliness towards others but speaks ill of them or gossips about them behind their back ?
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1Related: Is there a word for overly friendly speech from someone who insults you behind your back? and A good noun for a two-faced person – Mari-Lou A Nov 03 '14 at 09:34
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Double-faced: is a common term used to refer the behaviour you describe: (from TFD)
- hypocritical; deceitful; two-faced.
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2Definitely two-faced, but I've never encountered double-faced except when dealing with tape! – Jim Nov 03 '14 at 07:08
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Umm, in my culture, "Double-faced" maybe not a good word to describe a people. – diverger Nov 03 '14 at 07:30