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Filipino Slang: Examples of Non-Standard Tagalog Words
This word is gay slang and cannot be found in standard Filipino dictionaries.
okray
dissing, mocking, cackling at
okrayin
to speak of rudely, unflaterringly
Possible standard Tagalog synonyms: panlalait (derision), pamimintas (finding fault, criticizing)
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variation: Lods
This is recently coined Filipino slang.
This is a non-standard Filipino word that’s short for “Ay, Diyos ko.”
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This is a slang Filipino word.
The standard Tagalog word for ‘cousin’ is pinsan.
sampit
‘cousin’
sanpits
cousins
ang mga sampits ko
my cousins
This is a colloquial word commonly heard in radio, TV and print commercials.
Shortened form of Filipino gay slang word echos.
Stylized spelling variation: chause
When a person ends a statement with this word chos, he/she is not serious, is exaggerating, or is telling a joke.
Filipinos are non-confrontational, so a negative comment is often followed by a softening term like chòs to make the statement lighter.
Ang pangit mo. Chos!
You’re so ugly. Just kidding!
This is Filipino slang.
