"mekus-mekus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˌmekus ˈmekus/, [ˌmɛ.xʊs ˈmɛ.xʊs], /ˌmekəs ˈmekəs/, [ˌmɛ.xəs ˈmɛ.xəs] Forms: ᜋᜒᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜃᜓᜐ᜔ [Baybayin]
Etymology: From reduplication of English mix. Popularized by Indian Filipino vlogger “Mr. Nobodydudy” (Navjot Singh) by being a viral social media trend on October 2023 to describe how street food were prepared by hand. Etymology templates: {{rdp|tl|nocap=1}} reduplication, {{der|tl|en|mix}} English mix, {{m-g|Mr. Nobodydudy}} “Mr. Nobodydudy” Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} mekus-mekus (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜃᜓᜐ᜔)
  1. act of mixing Tags: slang Synonyms: halo
    Sense id: en-mekus-mekus-tl-noun-Wtkt6dC~
  2. (figurative) extra effort, speed, or skill when performing a task Tags: figuratively, slang Synonyms: lakas, galing, husay
    Sense id: en-mekus-mekus-tl-noun-aRra0JBu Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog reduplications, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Tagalog reduplications: 31 69 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 21 79 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: imekus-mekus, magmekus-mekus

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          "word": "lakas"
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          "word": "galing"
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      "ipa": "/ˌmekus ˈmekus/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˌmɛ.xʊs ˈmɛ.xʊs]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmekəs ˈmekəs/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˌmɛ.xəs ˈmɛ.xəs]"
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      "ipa": "/ˌmekus ˈmekus/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˌmɛ.xʊs ˈmɛ.xʊs]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmekəs ˈmekəs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌmɛ.xəs ˈmɛ.xəs]"
    }
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