Filipino slang
Filipino Slang: Examples of Non-Standard Tagalog Words
CHAROT
root words: charing, harot
ERPAT
BAGETS
DEHINS
The word dehins is Filipino slang for ‘no’ or ‘none.’ It comes from the inversion of the syllables in the Tagalog word hindi, meaning no.
ASTIG
This Tagalog slang is from the inversion of the syllables in the word tigas (meaning: hard, tough).
astíg
adjective: tough, macho
noun: a man who’s tough, cool
adjective: tough, macho
noun: a man who’s tough, cool
astíg
cool, badass, kickass, awesome, thug
Astig ng suot mo, pare!
Your duds are cool, dude!
= What you’re wearing is hip (in a masculine way).
Astig ng dating mo, pare!
You make a cool impression, bro!
UTOL
origin: kaputol (meaning: ‘from the same cut’)
TSEKOT
This is a Filipino slang word. It comes from transposing the syllables in the word kotse (car).