"AFAM" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɐˈfam/, /ˈeɪfæm/ (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); (loosely) any foreigner in the Philippines Tags: Philippines, slang Synonyms: kano, afam, Afam
    Sense id: en-AFAM-en-noun-KJzbiJ1m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Philippine English Topics: LGBT

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for AFAM meaning in English (1.4kB)

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      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
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      "ipa": "/ɐˈfam/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈeɪfæm/",
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      ],
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      "topics": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪfæm/",
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      "word": "afam"
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