"AFAM" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɐˈfam/, /ˈeɪfam/ (note: non-Philippine) Forms: AFAMs [plural]
Etymology: Possibly an initialism of A Foreigner Around Manila Etymology templates: {{initialism|en|A Foreigner Around Manila|nocap=1}} initialism of A Foreigner Around Manila Head templates: {{en-noun}} AFAM (plural AFAMs)
  1. (Philippines, chiefly gay slang, women's speech) a white foreigner in the Philippines (usually male) Tags: Philippines, slang
    Sense id: en-AFAM-en-noun-6y6WA93S Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 38 31 Topics: LGBT
  2. (Philippines, chiefly gay slang, women's speech) any foreigner in the Philippines Tags: Philippines, slang
    Sense id: en-AFAM-en-noun-1~upUV~E Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 38 31 Topics: LGBT
  3. (Philippines, chiefly gay slang, women's speech) a white American in the Philippines (usually male) Tags: Philippines, slang Synonyms: kano
    Sense id: en-AFAM-en-noun-CFGJnBhj Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 38 31 Topics: LGBT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: afam, Afam

Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /ʔaˈfam/, [ʔɐˈfam], /ʔaˈpam/, [ʔɐˈpam] Forms: gay slang
Rhymes: -am Etymology: Borrowed from English AFAM, possibly an initialism of “a foreigner around Manila”. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|tl|en|AFAM|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English AFAM, {{bor+|tl|en|AFAM}} Borrowed from English AFAM, {{initialism|tl|nocap=1}} initialism, {{m-g|a foreigner around Manila}} “a foreigner around Manila” Head templates: {{tl-noun}} AFAM
  1. a white foreigner in the Philippines (usually male)
    Sense id: en-AFAM-tl-noun-6y6WA93S
  2. any foreigner in the Philippines
    Sense id: en-AFAM-tl-noun-1~upUV~E Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms without Baybayin script Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 18 67 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 30 42 28 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms without Baybayin script: 23 54 23
  3. a white American in the Philippines (usually male) Synonyms: Kano
    Sense id: en-AFAM-tl-noun-CFGJnBhj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: afam, Afam

Inflected forms

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