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Swardspeak (also known as salitang bakla (lit. 'gay speak') [1] or "gay lingo") is an argot or cant slang derived from Taglish (Tagalog-English code-switching) and used by a number of LGBT people in the Philippines. [2] [3]
(Original meaning: something that has two decks or levels one above the other, usually a bus or tram). Duster [28] — A loose dress wore in (and near) one’s house. (Original meaning: a cleaning tool) Gets [18] — Slang for understand. Commonly used in Taglish. (Original meaning: to have, achieve, obtain something)
Swardspeak is a kind of Taglish/Englog LGBT slang used by the LGBT demographic of the Philippines. It is a form of slang that uses words and terms primarily from Philippine English, Tagalog/Filipino, and/or Cebuano and Hiligaynon, and occasionally as well as Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Sanskrit, or other languages. Names of celebrities ...
The Wakwak is a vampiric, bird-like creature like yaya in Philippine mythology. It is said to snatch humans at night as prey, similar to the manananggal and the Ekek in rural areas of the Philippines. The difference between the Manananggal and the Wakwak is that Wakwak cannot separate its torso from its body while the Manananggal can.
Budots is a Bisaya slang word for slacker (Tagalog: tambay). [1] An undergraduate thesis published in University of the Philippines Mindanao suggests the slang originated from the Bisaya word burot meaning "to inflate," a euphemism to the glue-sniffing juvenile delinquents called "rugby boys."
Ibabà is Filipino for "lower”, Ilaya means "inland" or "interior," and Itaás means "upper." Baseco: Manila Port Area: Acronym for "Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company," owner of the dockyard where the settlement was founded. Batis: San Juan: Filipino term for "rivulet" or "creek" which dominated the area. [8] Bayanihan: Quezon City
Promdi is a Filipino slang referring to people from the provinces or rural areas. [30] It is derived from the accented pronunciation of "from the province" and it used to be a derogatory term for Filipinos living outside Metro Manila , who were stereotyped as unsophisticated or socially awkward.