"AFAM" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɐˈfam/ [Philippine], /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 foreigner in the Philippines (usually male) Tags: Philippines, slang Synonyms: kano
    Sense id: en-AFAM-en-noun-rTVm7P0s Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 18 5 18 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 21 3 21 6 Topics: LGBT
  2. (loosely) any foreigner in the Philippines Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-AFAM-en-noun-1~upUV~E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: afam, Afam

Inflected forms

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