Archive for 'Pinoy Slang'
Kabayo
Filipino for horse. Also the term used to refer to a wooden plank used for ironing clothes. To ride on a horse: mangabayo. Also a Visayan slang for wife. [...]
Bakya
A pair of rural slippers that uses the wood as platform and leather, rubber, or plastic as strap. Derived from the Chinese words bak (“wood”) + khiaq (“slippers”). In Pinoy slang and pop culture, bakya is [...]
“Buntog”
Visayan for the quail, a low-flying bird found in dense vegetation. In Davao, “buntog” is slang for a whore. More precisely, a teenage or juvenile prostitute who offers masturbation, preferably inside a taxicab, to a customer [...]
Lamyerda
Tagalog slang for “to take a stroll,” “galivant,” or “to go to no place in particular.” Said to have been derived from the Spanish la (“the”) + merendar (“to have lunch”). Featured Photo Credit: pinoybusiness.org [...]
“Asthma”
Short for “Asth-ma wife” (i.e., Ask my wife). A term used to describe, usually in jest, the “condition” of a man/husband who needs to seek his spouse’s approval before he can decide on something. Can be used [...]
“Fil-Am”
Code for “Feeling Amo,” a co-worker who acts or behaves as if he/she is the boss. The label is usually given contemptuously and behind the person’s back. Featured Photo Credit: www.123rf.com [...]
“Kusing”
Generally used to refer to the smallest denominated Philippine coin. Presently, and for most of the time in the past, that is the Five Centavo coin. There have been times when the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas [...]
“Pabandying-bandying”
Appears to have been derived from the English word “bandy(ing)” which has the following meanings: Passing or moving about carelessly. Discussing lightly. Tossing or striking a ball back and forth. Pinoy slang for gallivant(ing). “Mag pabandying-bandying” [...]
“Owner”
Just like the “jeepney,” the “owner” traces its roots to the American “jeep” way back in World War II. Whereas “jeepney” or “jeep” refers to the public utility vehicle, “owner” is the name of choice for [...]
Akyat-bahay
The term used to refer to notorious criminal gangs who rob houses by scaling through the roof, window, or any part of the house that allows access inside it. Also refers to the manner of stealing [...]
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Common Bicolano Phrases
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