Bombay

Borrowed from Spanish Bombay, from Portuguese Bombaim.

Lalong makikilala ang impluwensiya ng mga Intsik, Kastila, at Amerikano sa sining ng Pilipino; nandoon na rin, bagama't hindi pa gaanong napapag aralan, ang impluwensiya ng mga Bombay, Hapon at Mehikano. Maging ang likha ng mga ...

1990, Regalado Trota José, Pacific Asia Museum, Images of faith: religious ivory carvings from the Philippines

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

... sa lupain ng mga Bombay, ganito ang ating nata- mong medalya: 2 ginto, 3 pilak, 9 na tanso. Mas malapit tayo sa mga kulelat kesa sa mga nangu- nguna noong 1982. Ngayon 1986, inaasam-asam ni Sering na magiging ganito ang ating ...

0 haharap, o haharap ang lahat na, Sa lunsod ay hahalik sa mapang-aliping pagsamba: Mga intsik, tikas Hapon, mga Bombay o Aleman, Mga Inglis, Amerikano, milyonaryo ng lipunan, Pulitiko at ismagler, ang lilisan sa Forbes Park, Sakay ...

(colloquial, sometimes offensive) Indian (a person of Indian ancestry, or resembling one)


negro

tl-noun

negro (feminine negra, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum.

(colloquial, usually derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) one with dark pigmentation of the skin, such as those of African descent with sub-Saharan origin


tonto

tl-adj

tonto (feminine tonta, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

(informal, vulgar, offensive) stupid; foolish; silly


tonto

(informal, vulgar, offensive) fool; idiot; simpleton; dunce


amp

Clipping of amputa, which is a univerbation of ang (“the”) + puta (“bitch”).

univerbation

piece of shit (either of a situation or a person)

'Tong lecheng 'to talaga, nakakasira ng umaga amp!

Seriously, this motherfucker, what a day-ruining piece of shit!

bat d nyo pa ipush yng hay1p n mid n yan? kanina pa e nakakat6ngina amp

(gaming) Why don't y'all push that fucking mid already?!? It could've been earlier. What a pain in the ass, these motherfuckers.


bobo

tl-noun

bobo (feminine boba, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”).

(offensive) fool; idiot; simpleton; dunce


bobo

Aliw na aliw kami sa pagpatol ni Lauren Young sa fans ni DJ Loonyo na binash siya dahil sa comment sa pagsusuot ng face mask. Na-bash si Lauren sa tweet niyang “Omg i just saw this!! Ang bobo shet ang bobo. Flatearther ka rin ba koyah??”

2021, Nitz Miralles, “Lauren ‘pinatulan’ si DJ Loonyo”, in Pang-Masa


burat

(slang, colloquial, vulgar, offensive) annoyance


tanga

Either from the following:
* From Proto-Philippine *taŋa (“to gape stupidly, gawk”), from Proto-Austronesian *taŋa (“to open wide”).
* From Proto-Philippine *taŋah (“stupid, silly, ignorant”).
Compare Ilocano tanga, Aklanon tanga, Cebuano tanga, Maranao tanga', and Tausug tanga'.

inh

Mukha kang tanga!

(offensive) stupid; foolish; ignorant; slow-witted


tanga

Hoy, tanga!


tae

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Compare Ilocano takki, Malagasy tay, Malay tahi, Palauan dach, and Samoan tae.

(vulgar, offensive) shit; objectionable person


loka

(informal, colloquial, offensive) foolish or stupid person, especially one who is a female, effeminate man, or homosexual


baboy

From Proto-Philippine *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy. Compare Kapampangan babi, Amis fafoy, Eastern Bontoc fiafoy, Malay babi, and Acehnese bui.

(figurative, offensive) disgusting or filthy person

(figurative, offensive) vulgar or indecent person


engot

(slang, back slang, derogatory, offensive, humorous) stupid person; dumb person


engot

(slang, back slang, derogatory, offensive, humorous) stupid; dumb


kantot

(offensive, obsolete) swinging one's hips


putang ina mo

tl-head

putang iná mo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ ᜋᜓ)

putang iná mo (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

Literally, “your mother is a whore”. See putang ina & mo (“your”).

Putang ina mo!

–¡Chino habías de ser para ser bueno– dijo al fin Aristóteles en el colmo de la desesperación.
– Y tú putang inamo–concluyó Sian-Co marchándose.

1893, Wenceslao Retana, José Feced, La Política de España en Filipinas, Volume 3 (overall work in Spanish), la Viuda de M. Minuesa de los Rios, page 99

"You had to be to be a good Chinese!", said Aristotle at last in the height of despair.
"And you you son of a bitch", concluded Sian-Co while marching out.
And so ended the event so prosperously begun the night before.

Y así terminó el suceso tan prósperamente comenzado la noche anterior.

I would pounce out upon him, and before he would cry

1916, Walter H. Young, A Merry Banker in the Far East (and South America) (overall work in English), John Lane, page 59

(a reprehensible swear-word much used, alas! by those poor heathen),...
(please add an English translation of this quotation)

–Hoy, putang-ina mo, e, kailangan pa bang magpaputok ka?
–Awat ka na, Ka Emong, wala pa tayong laban ngayon. Konting lamig!
–Hey, you son of a bitch, eh, did you need to shoot?
–Stop it already, Comrade Emong, we don't have the capacity to fight yet. A little cooling off!

1978, Edel E. Garcellano, Ficcion, Tamaraw Publishing Company, page 90

"The accused, here, an eleven-year-old boy, shot the offended party who caught him shooting at the latter's mango fruits. The accused further uttered the words " Putang ina mo, mabuti matikman mo." It was held that the first part of the remark clearly manifested the perverted character of the accused and the second part reflected his satisfaction.

1979, Philippine Law Journal, volume 54 (overall work in English), College of Law, University of the Philippines, page 109

"The accused, here, an eleven-year-old boy, shot the offended party who caught him shooting at the latter's mango fruits. The accused further uttered the words " Fuck you, it's good you got a taste." It was held that the first part of the remark clearly manifested the perverted character of the accused and the second part reflected his satisfaction.

Putang'ina mo, Tang'inamo, Hinayupak kang putang'ina mo ka! Tang'inang load expired na. Bull shit! Ano bang gustong mangyari ng ex ko? Bakit hindi siya tumutupad sa pangako niya? Halik, 'yung halik na 'yun para kanino 'yun? Bakit niya ...

2014, Taga Imus, Sa Celfone: Tagalog Gay Story, Taga Imus M2M Books - TGIMS Publishing Services, page 23

Fuck you, Fuck you, you animal son of a bitch! The fucking load is expired now. Bullshit! What is my ex expecting? Why is he not fulfilling his promise? That kiss, is that for whom? Why did he...

(derogatory, offensive) expression to show discontent or contempt with the other party: your mother is a whore; you son of a bitch; fuck you


bulag

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaʀ. Compare Ilocano bulag, Kapampangan bulag, Cebuano bulhog, and Malay bular.

(colloquial, mildly offensive) person who fails to see


halhal

(offensive) windbag; braggart; boaster; someone who talks too much

(offensive) foolish person; senseless person

(offensive) someone fond of laughing without cause (usually said of women)


halhal

(offensive) prone to silly laughing without cause (usually said of women)


GRO

⇒? English: girl rented overnight

[d͡ʒɪ ʔɐɾ ʔo]

From English GRO, an initialism of guest relation officer.

Sa ikatlong pagkikita'y ikwinento mo ang yong girlfriend, isang GRO sa club na nagmamay-ari rin nitong pinapasukan mo, isang sugapa't suicidal na naghahandang tumungo sa Japan. Kaya isinangla mo ang lahat ng iyong alahas na ginto, ...

1999, Roland B. Tolentino, Fastfood, Megamall at Iba Pang Kwento Sa Pagsasara Ng Ikalawang Milenyum

... malusog ngunit tila pinagtampuhan ng kariktan TEX, 55, laos na artista ngunit nag-iilusyong lover boy ng madlang kababaihan BRANDY, GINGER, 23-26, mga GRO rin MGA WEYTER MGA KUSTOMER (kung kinakailangan) Ang Tagpo: Sa ...

1997, Jose Y. Dalisay, Butihing babae ng Timog ; Mac Malicsi, TNT

... ang identifikasyon sa uring ito) ang may angas pa sa pagbebenta ng katawan sa mababang halaga o inaakalang mababang antas ng kondisyon ng paggawa ( parlor sa mga bakla, beer house sa mga GRO, mall bikini contest sa mga expat, ...

2006, Roland B. Tolentino, Sarah S. Raymundo, Kontra-gahum: academics against political killings

ang gaganda rin ng mga GRO, pamatay talaga, walang binatbat 'yang mga Pega -Pegasus na 'yan. Mestisa, ehinita, morena, mamili ka. Ipakikilala sana kita d'un sa naging bata ko, si Cherry, ka- mukha ni Aliee Dixson, pero matindi pala ang ...

1996, Jose Y. Dalisay, Pagsabog ng liwanag: Aninag, anino

... gamit ang tingin ng isang babaeng naghahanap ng makakasama sa madaling - araw, hanggang sa abutan na ng taksi ang maliwanag na Timog, ang mga mag -syotang papasok pa lang kung saan-saang bar, ang mga GRO na makapal pa ...

2002, Victor Emmanuel Carmelo D. Nadera, Ang aklat likhaan ng tula at maikling kuwento, 1999

... bakit sige pa rin sa pagbubuntis ang iskuwater para mabigyan si Mister ng anak na lalaki pagkatapos ng anim na anak na babae, kung bakit hindi naiiba ang mga GRO at kabit sa ilang mayamang Misis, kung bakit may rali, martsa, giyera.

2000, Marra PL. Lanot, Witch's dance: at iba pang tula sa Filipino at Español

(possibly dated, derogatory, offensive) a sex worker; a prostitute


baliw

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliw (“return”), from Proto-Austronesian *baliw (“return”). Compare Bikol Central baliw, Cebuano baliw, and Maranao baloy. Doublet of ibayo.


gago

tl-adj

gago (feminine gaga, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish gago (“one who stutters”).

bor+

(uncommon, offensive) stuttering; stammering


putang ina

putang iná (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ (Baybayin)

From puta (“prostitute”) + -ng (enclitic suffix) + ina (“mother”) or a partial calque of Spanish puta madre.


Tsekwa

[ˈt͡ʃɛːk.wɐ]

Possibly from a univerbation of Cebuano Intsik wakang or a blend of Intsik + tokwa, according to Zorc (1993).

(colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) Chinaman; Chink (person)


Tsekwa

[ˈt͡ʃɛːk.wɐ]

(colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) Chinese; Chink (pertaining to China and the Chinese culture)


Kano

tl-noun

Kanô (feminine Kana, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜓ)

Kanô (canonical)
Kana (feminine)
ᜃᜈᜓ (Baybayin)

... SA CLARK HELD" Kakailanganing mahigit na 30 "bababuyingdamo" sapaligid ng mga kampo rito ng mga Kano upang magi- sing sa katotohanang ang mga Pilipino na may nalalabi pang pagkamakabay an sa kanilang diwa't damdamin.

Nang masakop daw ng Amerika ang Pilipinas, sabi ni Judge Proto, ang pagtatag ng mga eskwela publika* ang isa sa mga unang bagay na sinikap ng mga Kano. Sa Maynila unang nagbu— kas ng mga paaralan ang mga Aınerikano at saka ...

1968, Jean Donald Bowen, Babasahing Panggitnang Baytang Sa Tagalog, University of California Press, page 171

Ang panahon ay nagsisimula sa World War II, sa pakikipagtulungan ng mga Kano sa mga kaalyado nito laban sa mga pasistang Aleman at Hapon ( nabanggit ang Philippines). Magpapatuloy ang kuwento sa iba't ibang lugar ng giyera — sa ...

A male American; a male person from the United States

an ethnic white or caucasian-looking foreigner, usually of European descent with light-coloured skin, especially from the United States or by extension, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or etc.


hangal

(literary, derogatory, offensive) foolish; stupid; slow-witted; dull


hangal

(literary, derogatory, offensive) a fool; a dunce


buang

Borrowed from Cebuano buang, from Proto-Central-Philippine *buʔaŋ. Compare Bikol Central bua.

2017, Rodrigo Duterte, quoted in Philippine Daily Inquirer
Baka nga ito si Kim Jong-un, ‘yung t*****. You know, if that guy… I do not think that he is ready but he is playing with dangerous toys, ‘yang buang na ‘yan,...
Maybe this is Kim Jong-un, the idiot. You know, if that guy… I do not think he is ready but he is playing with dangerous toys, that crazy person

(humorous, mildly offensive) crazy; insane; mad


buang

Hindi matanggap ng ego ng buwang na talo siya sa Iloilo at hindi bumalimbing mga kapartido mo sa PDP–Laban...

2017, Rodrigo Duterte, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

That fool's ego can't accept he lost in Iloilo and your fellow party members didn't defect to the PDP-Laban

(humorous, mildly offensive) crazy person; lunatic; madman


gagi

gagì (canonical)
gagi (canonical)
ᜄᜄᜒ (Baybayin)


buwisit

Borrowed from Hokkien 無衣食／无衣食 (bô-ui-si̍t, “to be out of luck; to have bad luck”, literally “without clothes and food”). Compare Cebuano buysit and Tausug bulsit.

bor+

(vulgar, colloquial, offensive) annoying; vexing


buwisit

L Buwisit 'yang si David! B : (Nagulat) Ahah! Nagtungayaw ka na sa harapan ko! L E ano ngayon? Buwisit at doble buwisit! B : O (Natauhan) Ngayon, nakikilala na kita. L : Ah, buwisit ang pagkakilala mo sa akin, Laura. Magtigil ka ngayon din.

1990, Paulina F. Bautista, Kayumangging lupa: mga kuwento, mga dula, nobela, University of Philippines Press

Dapat ay buwisit tayo sa buhay ng mga titser ng literatura. Kulitin natin sila kung hindi nila binibigyang-diin ang ating sariling literatura. Kulitin natin sila kung ayaw nilang aminin ang pagkabihag nila sa gahum ng Kanluran. Kulitin natin sila ...

2003, Isagani R. Cruz, David Jonathan Bayot, Bukod na bukod: mga piling sanaysay

Ikaw ang naghahanap ng trabaho diyan. PATIS: Magpasalamat ka't pinagtitiyagaan kitang pagsilbihan. (Babatuhin ni PATIS ng bote ang sasakyan ni LUIS.) LUIS: Buwisit! PATIS: Buwisit ka rin! Ikaw mag-isa ang magmaneho ng sasakyan mo!

1996, Emmanuel A. Reyes, Malikhaing pelikula

(vulgar, colloquial, offensive) nuisance; annoyance; vexation


putik

From Proto-Philippine *putik (“mud”). Compare Maranao potik and Malagasy fotaka. See also Ilocano pitak, Tausug pisak, and Malay becak.


pampam

Possibly from English pan-pan (“post-WWII Japanese prostitute catering to American soldiers”), from Japanese パンパン (panpan) as per Potet (2016), an ellipsis of パンパンガール (panpangāru), possibly from English pompom girl as a WW2 American military slang. Stephen Trussel claims it was derived from Proto-Philippine *pampám (“prostitute”), but he also noted it was possibly a loan distribution with an unclear source. See also Japanese ぱんぱん and English pum-pum.

bor

(offensive, vulgar) prostitute; harlot; whore


punyeta

Borrowed from Spanish puñeta (“damn it!; annoying thing”).

bor+

"Mga punyeta kayo! Ano ba'ng pinaggagagawa n'yo't ibabagsak na ng mga anay ang buong bahay ay hindi n'yo pa alam! Hindi n"yo ba nakikitang nagkalat ang bukbok sa buong bahay?" "E, talaga naman hong lumang-luma na 'tong bahay, ...

1998, Levy Balgos De la Cruz, MGA Ritwal, Sumpa, at Panata: Kalipunan Ng Tatlong Maikling Nobela, University of Philippines Press


dalaginding

tl-noun

dalagindíng (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

dalagindíng (canonical)
ᜇᜎᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

From dalaginday + -ing (diminutive suffix).

(euphemistic, offensive, humorous) effeminate young man


Kana

Kanâ (masculine Kano, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)

Kanâ (canonical)
Kano (masculine)
ᜃᜈ (Baybayin)

... 'yan ang kutis na pinagkakamatayan ng mga Kana sa States. Kaya sila malimit sa dagat ... nagpapasun-tan ba." "Aba, wala namang malamang gawin ang mga dalaga rito sa atin kung pa'no magpapaputi." “Madali 'yan... bleach .

ANITA: Lalo na kung makikita ka nilang nagpapasikat sa pagsayaw sa mga Kana. (Napapangiti si Ruben. Magka- katinginan ang mag-asawa, matitigilan) RUBEN : Kung ganoo'y saan mo gustong tumira, Anita? ANITA: Sa bunso mo kaya.

1984, Women Writers in Media Now (Philippines), Filipina I: poetry, drama, fiction, Cellar Book Shop

(informal, sometimes offensive, ethnic slur) female American (citizen of the United States)


ulikba

(by extension, offensive) dark-skinned person


may topak

mahirap ka, ikaw ay may toyo sa ulo o may topak o may sayad. Sa Pilipinas kung mayaman ka at sumakit ang ulo mo, ikaw ay may "migraine. " Kung mahirap ka naman at sumakit ang ulo mo, ikaw ay nalipasan ng gutom. Sa Pilipinas kung ...

2007, Arturo B. Rodriguez, 1001 Ultimate Pilipino Jokes, Arturo B Rodriguez, page 201

(derogatory, informal, offensive) insane; psychotic; having a mental disorder


tangengot

[tɐˈŋɛː.ŋot]

Ay, tangengot ka nga! Tu! E, 'yong wat is yur nem, alam mo na? *Yun daw unang 'tinatanong ng tsitser! — Me nem is Amelia Reyes! —Amelia? — Oo, sabi ng Nanay ko, e! Ikaw? — May nem is Roberto Cruz. Ta- l'gang Amelia ka? — Kulubot ...

(colloquial, offensive, sometimes humorous) foolish; stupid


kring-kring

tl-adj

kring-kring (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

/ˌkɾiŋ ˈkɾiŋ/

[ˌkɾiŋ ˈkɾiŋ]

(slang, dated, humorous, mildly offensive) crazy; mentally disturbed


singkit

(colloquial, sometimes offensive) person with slanted or narrow eyes


hunghang

(colloquial, offensive) doltish; stupid; foolish; brainless; senseless


hinayupak

(offensive, literally) acting like an animal

(offensive) very objectionable; goddamn; fucking


hinayupak

Para tuloy sa isip ko'y nagpapanggap lang siyang sanggano kahit ang totoo'y ganun naman talaga ang ugali niyang hinayupak siya! " Hindi ako magpapatalo sa'yo," sabi ko sa sarili. " Sir, Gio Altamirano. At your service." biro niya pa't tila may ...

2014, Taga Imus, Sa Butas 2012: Tagalog Gay Story, Taga Imus M2M Books - TGIMS Publishing Services, page 6


tunggak

(colloquial, offensive) doltish; stupid; foolish; incompetent (of a woman)


duling

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuliŋ (cf. Malay juling).

(colloquial, mildly offensive or humorous) easily mixes up what was seen


duling

(colloquial, mildly offensive or humorous) person who mixes up what was seen


promdi

From a pronunciation spelling of English from the (province).

(eye dialect, slang, ethnic slur, possibly offensive) a term used for people transitioning from rural to urban life; a country bumpkin


sira-ulo

sirâ-ulo or sirà-ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜂᜎᜓ)

sirâ-ulo (canonical)
sirà-ulo (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜇᜂᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

From sira + ulo, literally “broken-head”.


may sayad

"May sayad yata sa utak 'yung babae, nakuha pa 'kong ngitian," medyo kalmado na nitong salita. Muli akong tumingin sa labas ng bintana. Nakangiting pinagmasdan ko ang labas.

2003, Ani: Literary Journal of the Cultural Center of the Philippines

"That woman's apparently a retard, [because] she even knew to smile at me", he said rather calmly. I looked again outside the window. I'm smiling observing what's outside.

Sari-saring tsismis ang kumakalat tungkol kay Aling Valen. Kesyo iniwan daw ito ng asawa at ipinagpalit sa ibang babae o di kaya'y may sayad daw ito sa utak, at kung anu-ano pa. Pero wala kang makukuha ni anumang reaksiyon mula rito.

2008, Josel Nicolas, Palalim nang palalim, padilim nang padilim at iba pang kuwento ng lagim

There are numerous rumors about Mother Valen. They even said her wife left her and exchanged her for another woman, if not, they say she is mentally retarded, and a lot more. But you can't get any reactions from here.

(offensive) retarded; having mental retardation


bobotante

Blend of bobo (“stupid”) + botante (“voter”).

blend

(slang, offensive) stupid voter (one who votes not based on qualifications)


beho

Borrowed from Spanish viejo. The derogatory sense is from an ellipsis of Intsik beho, which itself is an ellipsis of Intsik beho, tulo laway.

(colloquial, offensive) old; decrepit (especially of a Chinese man)


beho

(colloquial, offensive) old; decrepit person (especially of a Chinese man)


Intsik beho, tulo laway

tl-head

Intsík beho, tulò laway (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ ᜊᜒᜑᜓ ᜵ ᜆᜓᜎᜓ ᜎᜏᜌ᜔)

Intsík beho (canonical)
tulò laway (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ ᜊᜒᜑᜓ ᜵ ᜆᜓᜎᜓ ᜎᜏᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪnˌt͡ʃik ˌbɛː.ho | ˌtuː.loʔ ˈlaː.waɪ̯]

[ʔɪnˌt͡ʃik ˌbɛː.ho | ˌtuː.loː ˈlaː.waɪ̯]

Literally, “old and decrepit Chinese, drooling saliva”, said without verbal conjugation to imitate a stereotypical Chinese accent in Tagalog. Seen as a childhood rhyme, this expression probably originated in the late 1800s during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, when opium dens were common and many Chinese immigrants would be left decrepit and drooling saliva from opium. Compare Cebuano Insik wakang, kaon, kalibang.

lit

(slang, offensive, archaic) taunt used to insult a Chinese person


Intsik beho

tl-head

Intsík beho (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ ᜊᜒᜑᜓ)

Intsík beho (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ ᜊᜒᜑᜓ (Baybayin)

Literally, “old and decrepit Chinese”. See Intsik beho, tulo laway.


berdeng dugo

tl-noun

berdeng dugô (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

berdeng dugô (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ (Baybayin)

[ˌbɛːɾ.dɛn dʊˈɣoʔ]

Literally, “green blood”. Compare Cebuano berde og dugo. See also English green-minded.


maluwag ang tornilyo

tl-adj

maluwág ang tornilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

maluwág ang tornilyo (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Ellipsis of maluwag ang tornilyo sa utak (“insane”, literally “having a loose screw in the brain”).

ellipsis

Naninilaw ang mga ngipin. Walang nakaalam sa tunay niyang pangalan. Mula't sapul, Kandong Mulluong ang tawag sa kanya. Mulluong. Ibig sabihin, sira-ulo. Maluwag ang turnilyo sa utak. Wala ring makapagtuturo kung saan siya nagmula .

[His] teeth are coated with plaque. No one knows his real name. Since the, he is called Kandong Mulluong. Mulluong. It means "crazy". Insane. No one can point out where he came from.

(idiomatic, euphemistic, offensive) loose screw (insane; crazy)


utin ng ama mo

tl-head

utin ng amá mo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜋ ᜋᜓ)

utin ng amá mo (canonical)
ᜂᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜋ ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

used as an insult or affront against another person


puke ng ina mo

puke ng iná mo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ ᜋᜓ)

puke ng iná mo (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜃᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

Literally, “your mother's pussy”. Compare Spanish conchatumadre and Indonesian pukimak.

(vulgar, offensive, derogatory) an expression of frustration: cunt; fuck you


krung krung

tl-adj

krung krung (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

/ˌkɾuŋ ˈkɾuŋ/

[ˌkɾuŋ ˈkɾuŋ]

Onomatopoeic from the sound of a telephone ringing. Compare kring-kring. Popularized by Sandara Park in the 2000s.

crazy; eccentric; weird (but somehow amusing)


wala sa hulog

walâ sa hulog (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜐ ᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

walâ sa hulog (canonical)
ᜏᜎ ᜐ ᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

From its verb form mawala (“to disappear”) + sa (“in”) + hulog (“meaning”).

compound

out of one's mind; crazy; insane; unhinged; deranged (of a person)


mahanginan ang utak

tl-verb

mahanginan ang utak (complete nahanginan ang utak, progressive nahahanginan ang utak, contemplative mahahanginan ang utak, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜅᜒᜈᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜃ᜔)

nahanginan ang utak (completive)
nahahanginan ang utak (progressive)
mahahanginan ang utak (contemplative)
ᜋᜑᜅᜒᜈᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.hɐˌŋiː.nɐn ʔɐŋ ˈʔuː.tɐk]

Literally, “to have one's brain winded”.

to go crazy or insane, usually of drugs, trauma, or by other bad habits (tl, of a person)


masiraan ng bait

masiraan ng baít (complete nasiraan ng bait, progressive nasisiraan ng bait, contemplative masisiraan ng bait, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜇᜀᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜁᜆ᜔)

masiraan ng baít (canonical)
nasiraan ng bait (completive)
nasisiraan ng bait (progressive)
masisiraan ng bait (contemplative)
ᜋᜐᜒᜇᜀᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜁᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “to have one's sanity broken”.

lit

to lose one's mind, to become insane, to go mental (of a person)