bet

Borrowed from English bet (“wager; slang: exclamation of acceptance”).

bor+

Bet ko yang sinabi mo.

(literally, “My bet is on what you said.”)

I liked what you said. / That what you said is something that I like.


bes

endearing term of address for one's friend, especially a close friend or bestfriend: friend; best friend


bes

Borrowed from Spanish vez, from Latin vicis (“change, alternation”). Doublet of beses.


yarn

Galit yarn?


watashi

Borrowed from Japanese 私(わたし) (watashi).

Maganda si watashi.


juts

From a clipping of jutay + -s (-suffix used in Tagalog slang), from Cebuano diyotay.

suffix

(slang, gay slang) not hung; having a small penis; not well-endowed


gora

act of going (moving to a certain place or person)


labern

A play on laban. Compare ganern and yarn.


eme

Possibly from Spanish eme (“M”), euphemism of mierda (“shit; crap”) by taking its first letter. Compare kiyeme. See also lamyerda, lakwatsa.

term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember: thingamajig; whatchamacallit; thingy; dingus


keri

Keri ko 'to.

(literally, “This is my carry/I can carry this.”)

Keri mo 'yan!

Keri mo bang sabihin sa kanya?

Hindi ko keri ang amoy ng hininga niya!


warla

From a blend of English war + wala, as in magwala.


baler

A play on Cebuano balay, from Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay. Compare kalerki (from kaloka) and Philippine English gay slang heller (from hello). The word is also a reference to Baler, provincial capital of Aurora, Philippines.


mudra

Alteration of Spanish madre or English mother. See also madre.


echos

[ˈʔɛː.t͡ʃos]

Borrowed from Spanish hechos, plural of hecho (“making; action; work”), from Latin factum. Doublet of petsa.


ancha

Possibly from clipping of English antagonize with /t/ changed to /t͡ʃ/.


shunga

From tanga, with the first syllable replaced with shu-. Compare shuta (from puta) and shupatid (from kapatid).

(gay slang, colloquial) foolish; idiotic


joga

[ˈd͡ʒoː.ɣɐʔ]

[ˈd̪joː.ɣɐʔ]

From gay slang prefix jo- + yugyog (“shake up and down”) + a.


tse

Onomatopoeic from the sound of spitting. See also English ptui. Also possibly from clipping of letse, from Spanish leche (“milk; semen”, euphemism), according to Zorc (1993).

der

exclamation of irritation, disgust, contempt, or rejection


tse

(historical) Alternative spelling of che


charing

From Charing (“female given name”), from Charito + -ng, where Charito itself is from Charo + -ito, originally Spanish. The retention of the ⟨Ch⟩ initial makes it also an unadapted borrowing from Spanish. The cultured sense is influenced by English charming.

(gay slang) expression of impatience or rejection towards one being spoken to: I've had enough!


charing

(gay slang) homosexual male; gay (especially one who is soft, cultured, or sophisticated)


jerjer

ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

/ˈd͡ʒeɾd͡ʒeɾ/

[ˈd͡ʒɛɾ.d͡ʒɛɾ]

[ˈd̪jɛɾd̪.jɛɾ]

Possibly borrowed from Cebuano jerjer, reduplication of clipping of jerbum, from gay slang prefix jo- + erbum, backslang of English bummer.


paminta

Borrowed from Spanish pimienta (“pepper”) with an instance of front vowel lowering on the first vowel, from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”). The sense “closeted” is also a play on pa- + English men, literally “trying to be like men, pretending to be men”, in reference to gay men acting like straight men to hide their attraction to the same sex.

af

(figurative, gay slang, derogatory) closeted


krayola

Genericized trademark of English Crayola. Compare Spanish crayola. The gay slang sense is a play on English cry.


maharlika

tl-adj

maharliká or mahárliká or maharlikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ)

maharliká (canonical)
mahárliká (canonical)
maharlikâ (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

From a metathesis of Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”). Compare Kapampangan mardika, Maranao maradika' / mirdika, Tausug mahardikaꞌ, Buginese ᨆᨑᨉᨙᨀ (maradeka), Javanese ꦩꦂꦢꦶꦏ (mardika), Balinese ᬫᬃᬤᬾᬓ (mardéka), Indonesian mahardika, and Malay merdeka. The gay slang sense is due to the similarity with the word mahal, which also came from Sanskrit.


waley

From wala + -ey. Compare havey and itey.

(by extension) not causing approval; unamusing


itey

...Telenobela ba itey?? Magtrabaho na nga kayo. Mamayang na yang love story niyo. Mga lintik na PBB teens!!!"

2014, Raldvie Justin Serna, Dating Her Guys:


mangjombags

tl-verb

mangjombags (complete nangjombags, progressive nangjojombags, contemplative mangjojombags, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔ᜐ᜔)

nangjombags (completive)
nangjojombags (progressive)
mangjojombags (contemplative)
ᜋᜅ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

(gay slang) Alternative form of mangjumbag


yantaw

[jɐn̪ˈt̪aʊ̯]

Borrowed from Hokkien 緣投 /缘投 (iân-tâu, “handsome”).


junakis

From earlier junak, from gay slang prefix ju- + anak.


charot

[t͡ʃɐˈɾot̪̚]

[t͡sɐˈɾot̪̚]

(women's speech, gay slang) homosexual male; gay

(women's speech, gay slang, humorous, familiar) term of address for a flirtatious or loose woman or homosexual


charot

[t͡ʃɐˈɾot̪̚]

[t͡sɐˈɾot̪̚]

(women's speech, gay slang) contrived; artificial


dakota

Wordplay on English Dakota and Cebuano dako (“big”).


jutay

[d͡ʒʊˈt̪aɪ̯]

[d̪jʊˈt̪aɪ̯]

(gay slang) not hung; having a small penis; not well-endowed


echosera

[ʔɛ.t͡ʃoˈsɛː.ɾɐ]

[ʔɛt̪.soˈsɛː.ɾɐ]

From gay slang echos (“joke; lie; made-up thing”) + -era.


chumaka

tl-verb

chumaka (complete chumaka, progressive chumachaka, contemplative chachaka, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜋᜃ)

chumaka (completive)
chumachaka (progressive)
chachaka (contemplative)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜋᜃ (Baybayin)


warlahin

wárlahín (complete winarla, progressive winawarla, contemplative wawarlahin, Baybayin spelling ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

wárlahín (canonical)
winarla (completive)
winawarla (progressive)
wawarlahin (contemplative)
ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
-in (affix)
ᜒᜈ᜔ (affix)
warla (root)
ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎ (root)
warlahin (infinitive)
ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (infinitive)
niwarla (completive root)
winarla (completive root)
ᜈᜒᜏᜇ᜔ᜎ (completive root)
ᜏᜒᜈᜇ᜔ᜎ (completive root)
niwawarla (progressive root)
winawarla (progressive root)
ᜈᜒᜏᜏᜇ᜔ᜎ (progressive root)
ᜏᜒᜈᜏᜇ᜔ᜎ (progressive root)
inawarla (dialectal progressive root)
ᜁᜈᜏᜇ᜔ᜎ (progressive root)
wawarlahin (contemplative objective)
ᜏᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (contemplative objective)
awarlahin (contemplative dialectal objective)
ᜀᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (contemplative objective)
warlahin (imperative objective)
ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (imperative objective)
warla (dialectal imperative objective)
ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎ (imperative objective)
warlaha (dialectal imperative objective)
ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑ (imperative objective)

tl-infl-in

warlahin

warlahin

warlahin
 ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑᜒᜈ᜔

niwawarla
winawarla
ᜈᜒᜏᜏᜇ᜔ᜎ
ᜏᜒᜈᜏᜇ᜔ᜎ
inawarla¹
ᜁᜈᜏᜇ᜔ᜎ

wawarlahin
ᜏᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑᜒᜈ᜔
awarlahin¹
 ᜀᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑᜒᜈ᜔

warlahin
 ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑᜒᜈ᜔
warla¹
ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎ
warlaha¹
ᜏᜇ᜔ᜎᜑ


beshie

Unadapted borrowing from English bestie where the start of the last syllable has been palatalized.

endearing term of address for one's friend, especially a close friend or bestfriend


jumbag

Corruption of Cebuano sumbag with gay slang prefix jo-.

(gay slang) beating; pounding (by someone)


mumshie

Unadapted borrowing from English mumsy, but with a palatalized -sie suffix. Used as part of Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish).

(gay slang) endearing term of address for a mother


jontis

ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


tsaka

From the stage name, Chaka Khan, of an American pop singer, Yvette Marie Stevens, through swardspeak (gay slang), which speakers of such in the Philippines regard her as an ugly person.


tsumaka

tl-verb

tsumaka (complete tsumaka, progressive tsumatsaka, contemplative tsatsaka, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜋᜃ)

tsumaka (completive)
tsumatsaka (progressive)
tsatsaka (contemplative)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜋᜃ (Baybayin)
-um- (affix)
ᜓᜋ᜔ (affix)
tsaka (root)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ (root)
actor (focus)
katsatsaka (completive formal past past-recent)
ᜃᜆ᜔ᜐᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ (completive formal past past-recent)
tsumaka (formal imperative)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜋᜃ (formal imperative)
tsaka (dialectal formal imperative)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ (formal imperative)
kakatsaka (completive informal past past-recent)
ᜃᜃᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ (completive informal past past-recent)
tsumaka (imperative informal)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜋᜃ (imperative informal)
tsaka (dialectal imperative informal)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ (imperative informal)

tl-infl-table

tsumaka

tsumatsaka
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ
tsungmatsaka¹
 ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ
natsaka²
ᜈ ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ

¹Now archaic in Modern Tagalog.
²Dialectal use only.


badap

Possibly from a blend of babae + dapat or from a coinage from lyrics to short musical rhythm.

...manonood, kolehiyala man o tsimay, macho o badap, ang sex. Pansinin na lamang ang hilatsa ng mga bagong lahi nina Rogelio de la Rosa at Carmen Rosales.

1981, The Diliman Review, Volume 29, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines:

...viewers, whether collegial or a maid, macho or gay, the sex. Just notice the thread of the new breeds of Rogelio de la Rosa and Carmen Rosales.

gay (male homosexual); effeminate man; womanish man; homosexual male; hermaphrodite


epek

Borrowed from English effect. Doublet of epekto.


havey

From English have + -ey. Compare waley and itey.


okray

Uncertain. Possibly a play of English corny or Tagalog okra.


paepek

[pɐ.ʔɛˈpɛk̚]


kiyeme

Possibly from Spanish qué eme (“what the shit; what the fuck”). Compare eme. Also possibly from kimi (“timid; shy; play coy”).


feslak

A play on English face, possibly inspired by facelock.


siyoki

Uncertain. Possibly:
* From gay slang prefix siyo- + lalaki.
* From a play on siyokoy.
* From a play on suki.
* From Hokkien 弱氣 /弱气 (jio̍h-khì, “weak spirit”).


gerlalu

[ˌɡəɹ.lɐˈlu]

[ˌɡɛɾ.lɐˈlu]

From English girl, but the end patterned after words like English boogaloo or hullabaloo.


gerlalu

[ˌɡəɹ.lɐˈlu]

[ˌɡɛɾ.lɐˈlu]


keber

Borrowed from Spanish [nada] que ver (“nothing to see”).


keber

walang keber

Keber ko diyan?

care (close attention, concern or responsibility)


keber

whatever; fine (expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm)


mangjumbag

tl-verb

mangjumbag (complete nangjumbag, progressive nangjujumbags, contemplative mangjujumbags, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)

nangjumbag (completive)
nangjujumbags (progressive)
mangjujumbags (contemplative)
ᜋᜅ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)


shupatid

shupatíd (canonical)
ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜉᜆᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʃʊ.pɐˈt̪id̪̚]

From kapatid, with the first syllable replaced with gay slang prefix shu-. Compare shuta (from puta) and shunga (from tanga).


minola

A play on English men, plural of man. The word is also a reference to Minola, a cooking oil brand in the Philippines.


siyete pekados

tl-noun

siyete pekados (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ ᜉᜒᜃᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ ᜉᜒᜃᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Ellipsis of Spanish siete pecados capitales (literally “seven capital sins”).


stariray

[ʔɪs.t̪ɐˈɾiː.ɾaɪ̯]

a person pretentiously behaving like a star or celebrity; self-aggrandizing person; snob


mudrakels

tl-noun

múdrakéls (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜐ᜔)

múdrakéls (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Ate Chona

[ˌʔaː.t̪ɛ ˈt͡ʃoː.n̪ɐ]

[ˌʔaː.t̪ɛ ˈt͡soː.n̪ɐ]

A play on English attitude. Literally, “Big Sister Chona”.

a person with an attitude (unpleasant behavior)


atichona

[ʔɐ.t̪ɪˈt͡ʃoː.n̪ɐ]

[ʔɐ.t̪ɪt̪ˈsoː.n̪ɐ]


purita

[pʊˈɾiː.t̪ɐ]

A play on the name Purita, homophonously sounding as if from English poor + Spanish -ita.

poor (with few or no possessions or money)


x-men

[ˌʔɛks ˈmɛn̪]

A reference to X-Men, a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, homophonously sounding with English ex-men (literally “former men”).


chukchak

chukchak (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


bekimon

Blend of beki + English Pokémon, as well as a reference to jejemon. Coined by Internet content creator Bern Josep Persia in the early 2010s.

coin

a person of any gender who talks in gay lingo, usually with exaggeration

(by extension) gayspeak; swardspeak; gay lingo


vaklush

(more native-sounding, no yod coalescence) -us


antsaka

[ʔɐn̪ˈt͡ʃaː.xɐ]


anchaka

[ʔɐn̪ˈt͡ʃaː.xɐ]