wail

Blend of wala (“not”) + ilhi (“known, recognized”)


songer

(humorous) a person (a nonsinger) with a surprisingly good singing voice


banglo

(humorous) to masturbate in the bathroom in the pretext of defecation or showering. (see usage notes)


Maribel

From Spanish Maribel, from Blend of Maria + Isabel.


sumbol

Blend of sumpay (“attachment, connection; to connect, to join”) + bulbol (“pubic hair”), from the Cebuano phrase sumpay sa bulbol.

(colloquial) a vertical line of hair that extends up along the middle of a man's abdomen from pubic hair to navel; treasure trail, happy trail


killage

Blend of kilid (“side”) + village, from "kilid sa village" (literally "beside the village").

(humorous) the area beside or around a gated community


debuynas

Blend of de + buynas, from Spanish de buenas.


diskoral

Blend of disko (“disco”) + koral (“enclosure”).

(dated) an outdoor dance, with a disco-like set up, commonly held in an enclosure and usually may require an admission fee


mayra

Blend of maayo + ra, from maayo ra nimo.


estorbot

Blend of estorya + butbot, from estorya nga butbot.

false or fictional account of events; lie


bisdak

Blend of Bisaya + dako, from the Cebuano phrase Bisayang dako or Bisaya nga dako (“true Visayan, genuine Visayan; a native Visayan person”), literally native Bisaya.

native speaker of Cebuano and, by extension, someone who speaks Cebuano


dalaginding

ceb-noun

dalagínding (Badlit spelling ᜇᜎᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

[d̪ɐ.l̪ɐˈɡin̪.d̪ɪŋ]

Blend of dalaga (“young mature woman”) + inday (“young girl”) + -ing (“diminutive suffix”).


abogago

a person who pretentiously talks or acts like he or she is an expert of the law


salampati

From blend of salag + Sanskrit पारापत (pārāpata), possibly borrowed through Malay. Compare Malay merpati.

Sanskrit <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">पारापत</i> (pārāpata)


batunaw

Blend of bato (“a rock or stone”) + tunaw (“to melt”). Coined by the LUDABI.


bungahoy

Blend of bunga + kahoy. Compare Tagalog bungangkahoy.


sugilambong

Blend of sugilanon + limbong, coined by Uldarico A. Alviola.


sugilandong

Blend of sugilanon + landong, coined by Uldarico A. Alviola.

story or anecdote, often of religious content, that will make one think and ponder


sugilagming

[s̪ʊ.ɡɪˈl̪aɡ.mɪŋ]

Blend of sugilanon + gagming, coined by Uldarico A. Alviola.


Cefilis

Blend of Cebuano + Filipino + English. Originally a pun of syphilis.

a code-switching between English, Cebuano and Filipino


bwisitor

an unwelcome visitor; especially an annoying one


adobaw

a dish in which meat or liver is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and onions


tapsilog

Blend of tapa + sinangag + itlog, or alternatively a blend of tapa + silog.

a meal of tapa with fried rice and fried egg


tosilog

Blend of tosino + sinangag + itlog, or alternatively a blend of tosino + silog.

a meal of tocino with fried rice and fried egg


hamsilog

From English ham + silog, which the latter is itself a
blend of sinangag + itlog.

a meal of ham with fried rice and fried egg


longsilog

Blend of longganisa + sinangag + itlog, or alternatively a blend of longganisa + silog.

a meal of longaniza pork sausage with fried rice and fried egg


bangsilog

Blend of bangus + sinangag + itlog, or alternatively a blend of bangus + silog.

a meal of daing with fried rice and fried egg


bisrock

rock and pop music with lyrics primarily in Cebuano


dagitok

Blend of dagitab + utok. Literally, “electronic brain”. By coining.


teleponokabildo

Blend of telepono + kukabildo, coined by Mel M. Allego.


insumniyalak

Blend of insomniya + alak, coined by Mel M. Allego.


dakmat

Blend of dako + mata, from dako og mata.

(derogatory, of a person) having big eyes


dagitwanang

a world of information through the Internet


dagitpukot

the Internet, the largest global internet


sutukil

any of the three ways of serving seafood: stewing, grilling or kilaw:

restaurant that serves seafood prepared in any of those three ways


walay bilatasan

(colloquial, humorous) disrespectful; lacking respect; impertinent; insolent; impudent


samtoy

Coined. Blend of sampong + tutoy, from sampong sa tutoy.


Manilyn

Blend of Manila + Lyn. After Manilyn Reynes, the Filipino entertainer was born in Manila to Cebuano parents.


Amboy

a diminutive of the male given name Pablo


Bonjovi

After Bon Jovi. Also a blend of Bong + Jovelyn.


hulagway

[hʊˈl̪aɡ.wɐɪ̯]


hulagway

[hʊˈl̪aɡ.wɐɪ̯]


Bipoy

a diminutive of the male given name Vincent Paul


Pipoy

a diminutive of the male given name Peter Paul


bayotiful

(slang, can be offensive, especially of gays) beautiful


abilibad

(humorous) a skill considered worthless or petty


kagibuhi

Blend of kaagi + kinabuhi, from kaagi sa kinabuhi.


tagohipos

Blend of tago + hipos, coined by Marcelo A. Geocallo.


amboy

Blend of American + boy. Alternatively a blend of Amerikano + boy.


hotsilog

Blend of English hotdog + silog, which the latter is itself a
blend of sinangag + itlog.

a meal of hot dog with fried rice and fried egg


emaw

(by extension); emo genre of music; any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional


dakbalay

Blend of dako + balay, literally, "big house".