Filipino Slangs

Abnoy - Abnormal person.

Ah, ganon!? -So, that's how it's gonna

be!?
Ah, OK! - Ah, ok!
Ah, talaga? - Really? (surprised)
Akala mo lang 'yun! - A common
phrase usually told to someone who
supposed something the wrong way or
on the contrary. Ex. A: Akala ko
minahal mo 'ko. B: Akala mo lang 'yun!
pero hinde! A:I thought you loved me.
B: Well, you supposed it the wrong
way!
Akin/Amin na yan! - "Give me that!"
or "That's mine so gimmie that!"
"That's not yours so give it to me!".
Ako na naman?! - It's me again?!
Alis! - Go out! Get outta here!
Amboy - American boy who lives in the
Philippines.
Anak ng puta naman oh! - Son of a
bitch!
Anghit - Body odor.
Ang labo mo! - You say it to a person
when he/she is undecided or when
he/she can't decide what he/she really
likes or could be, having an
inconsistency in conversation, can't get
what he/she really means.
Ano?! - What?!
Ano ba?! - What do you need?! Don't
bother me! What's the matter?!
Ano bang paki mo? - Did it bother
you?
Ano daw? - When you failed to
hear/understand something
Anong nakain mo? - What happened
to you? Literally means What have you
eaten? (informal)
Anong say mo? - What do you think?
Apurado - From the Spanish verb
"apurar" which means someone in
hurry. Ex. "Wag ka ngang apurado!"
Don't be in a hurry! or Don't pressure
me to do this!
Aray! - "Ouch!" An interjection of
getting in pain. Ex. Aray! Napaso daliri
ko! Ouch! My finger got scalded!
Arestado - Arrested.
Asa ka pa! - Usually an interjection
which means like "Don't hope too much
or you'll get disappointed!". Ex. A:
Mahal nya kaya ako? B: Asa ka pa! A: I
wonder if he loves me too. B: Hey!
Don't hope too much or else you'll end
up disappointed!

Asan? - Contraction of Nasaan which

refers to the interrogative pronoun
Where. Ex: Uy! Asan ka na ba? Hey!
Where you at?
Askal - A stray dog.
Astig - Cool. Ex: Pare! astig nung
ginawa mo, ah! Dude! What you've
done is so cool!
Atat - The same as "apurado".
Ate - Sister (commonly used to call the
attention of a female stranger older
than you) Ex. Ate, pwede po bang
pautang ng bente? Can you lend me 20
pesos? (formal)
Ayoko nga! - When you don't want
something somebody is offering,
proposing or giving you.

Babaero - A man who's fond of getting

himself another woman; a womanizer.
Baboy ka! - Literally means, "you're a
pig". It's an expression used to
someone filthy.
Badtrip - Disappointment or Upset. Ex.
Na-badtrip ako nung nakita kong may
kasamang iba 'yung ex ko. I got upset
upon seeing my ex with somebody
else.
Baduy - Low class or out of fashion. Ex.
Ang baduy mo talaga! You're so out of
fashion!
Bagets - Youth or sometimes teenagers.
Bahala ka! - An expression which
means you let somebody do something
without giving any hand, or sometimes
it means you don't care to him/her at
all, or you just let him/her do what he
or she has to do Ex. A: Tulungan mo
naman ako, oh! B: Bahala ka! A: Could
you please help me? B: Do it on your
own! I don't care at all!
Bahala na ang Dyos - Come what
may. Whatever will be, will be. Literally
means "Let God do what he has to do".
Bahala na si Batman - Come what
may. Whatever will be, will be. Literally
means "Let Batman do what he has to
do".
Bakla or Bading - Fag (offensive)
Baliw - A mentally-ill person. A crazy
person
Banatan - A verb which means to hit
someone. Ex. Babanatan talaga kita
pag sinabe mo sikreto ko! I'll hit you if
you share my secret to others!
Bangag - Stoned

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Bansot - One who stunted in growth

(quite offensive)
Barkada - Group of friends.
Bat - Contraction of bakit whcih means
why. Ex. Bat ka umiiyak? Why are you
crying?
Bastardo - Bastard (from Spanish)
Bastos! - Pervert! (you tell it to
someone who's becoming pervert or
showing you obscene acts)
Batuta - A man's penis (figurative, less
offensive)
Bayot - It is actually a cebuano word
but nowadays tagalog people use it. It
means a fag person.
Bebot - Female.
Beki - Fag (sometimes spelled as
Becky or Beckie, less offensive) This
picture shows how bekis look like.

Bente - 20 pesos (from Spanish) Ex.

May bente ka? Do you have twenty
pesos?
Berde ang dugo - Gay (figurative,
literally means Green blooded)
Bes - Term commonly used to call your
best friend especially for girls.
Betlog - Male testicles.
Bi - Bisexual.
Bistado - To be revealed. Ex. Bistado
na kayo! Your secret is now revealed or
We now know what's your secret!
Bobo - A profanity which came from
the Spanish language that means
"Dumb". It can be used as an adjective
or a noun.
Bokya - A failure. Ex. Bokya ang show
kagabi. Last night's show didn't end up
well.
Bold - Semi-porn movies of 80's and
90's.

Bolera/Bolera - One who's fond of

flattering others.
Bongga - Elegant. Ex. Ang bongga ng
damit mo, ah! What an elegant dress
you have!
Bottom - Passive (sexual behavior)
Boy - Boy.
Boylet - A handsome guy. Usually used
by girls and fags upon seeing a
handsome guy. Ex. Uy oh! May boylet
dun! Tara punta tayo! Hey look! There's
a hot guy over there! Come on, let's
go!
Brad - Bro, dude, man (from the
English word brother)

Brown-out - When the electricity is cut

off. Ex. Brown-out ng tatlong araw
dahil sa bagyo. The electricity has been
cut off for three days due to the
typhoon.
Bruha - Wicked person (from Spanish)
Brusko - A man with a very big
muscular body.
Brutal - Very violent, bad or
unpleasant.
Bulbol - Pubic hair
Burat - Dick head
Burloloy - Body accessories. Ex.
Tanggalin mo na 'yang mga burloloy
mo sa katawan. Take your body
accessories off your body!
Buwaya - A corrupt person. Literally
means alligator. Usually referred by
media men to corrupt senators,
governors and city mayors.
Bwelta - Revenge or Response (from
the Spanish word vuelta)
Bwisit! - An interjection of
disappointment.

Cachupoy/ katsupoy - A two-sided

hair like this one.

Casa - Cabaret (from the Spanish,

meaning house)
Chaka - Ugly, no-class, hideous, illfavored, unsightly. Ex. Ang chaka ng
syota nya ngayon! His latest girlfriend
is so ugly!.
Charot - An interjection of showing
someone that you're only telling a joke
or kidding. Ex. A: Alam mo mahal kita!
B: Talaga? A: Charot! A: You know what,
I love you! B: Really? A: Kidding!
Chibog - To eat too much. Ex.
Chumibog ako nang husto sa party. I
ate a lot at the party.
Chicharon - A Filipino snack prepared
by deep-frying the dried pork rind with
a little salt.

Chichirya - Junkfood.
Chick - A young attractive woman.
(from English)
Chick boy - Same as babaero
Chika - Gossip.
Chimay - Family maid.
Chipipay - Low class. Almost the same
as "baduy". (from the English word
"Cheap")
Chismis - Gossip (from the Spanish
word "Chismes")

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Chismoso (males) or Chismosa

(females) - The one who is fond of
making or sharing gossips to others.
(from Spanish)
Chugi - To be bankrupted, to close
down or to be evicted.
Chong - Man friend, dude, guy.
Chupa - Blowjob. Ex. Chupain mo 'ko!
Give me a head!
Chupador - Cocksucker
Colboy - Male prostitute in the
Philippines. (sometimes spelled as
"callboy")
Coo - A wealthy looking person. Ex.
Maraming coo ang nakatira sa AyalaAlabang. There are many wealthylooking persons living in Ayala-Alabang.
(in Spanish, coo means vagina)

Damo - Drugs, Marijuana. Literally

means grass.
Datung - Money.
Dedma - To ignore, To brush someone
off. Ex. Dinendma ko sa party and ex
ko. I brushed my ex off at the party.
Dehins - No, not.
'di nga? - Really?
DOTA - Is a custom scenario for the
real-time strategy game Warcraft III:
Reign of Chaos and its expansion,
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, based
on the "Aeon of Strife" map for
StarCraft.
Dre - Dude (from the Spanish word
compadre)
Droga - Drugs.
Dedo - Dead. (from the English word
Dead)
Dun - Contraction of doon which
means over there.

Ebak or Echas - Shit (not offensive)

Ex. Ayoko dumaan dun kase ang
dameng ebak ng aso dun, eh! I don't
want to walk over that road since dogshits are scattered everywhere!
Echapwera - To be neglected or
ignored. Ex. Enichapwera nila ako sa
pyesta kagabe. They ignored me at the
fiesta last night. (from Spanish echa
fuera which means throw outside)
Echos! - Almost the same as Charot.
Echosero/Echosera - A kidding/joking
person.

Eh ano ngayon? - So what? (literally

means so what's today?)
Ek-ek - Unnecessary decorations or
things. Ex. Ang dame mong ek-ek!
sabihin mo na ang totoo! Get straight
forward! Tell me the truth!
Emo - Fashion trend during the 2005 2010 period usually among teens, the
term "emo" is stereotyped with
wearing slim-fit jeans, sometimes in
bright colors, and tight t-shirts (usually
short-sleeved) which often bear the
names of emo bands.
Engot - Stupid person.
Epal - is a slang which is pertaining to
a person who seeks so much attention
as if he never got it in his whole
lifetime or someone who's get used to
breaking in on conversations. Ex. Wag
ka ngang epal! Nag-uusap kame! Don't
break in! We are talking about
something important!
Ermat - Mother
Erpat - Father
Ewan ko! - I don't know! (in a rude
way)

Feeling - To think or to have an opinion

about. Ex. Feeling ko uulan. I think it's
gonna rain.

Gago/Gaga - Stupid.
Gagong gupit - New haircut.
Gamitin - To take
something/somebody for granted.
Literally means to use.
Gaya-gaya - One who is fond of
copying what others have done. A
copycat.
Gelpren - Girlfriend.
Gerlalu - Fag (less offensive)
Gets mo? - Do you understand?
Ginusto mo 'yan eh! - Expression
used to someone when he/she finally
realizes that it's not worth fighting for
or when he/she is suffering the
consequences of the decisions he/she
has made before. Example, you have a
younger sister who got married, got
pregnant at a very young age because
of this she failed to finish her studies.
Then, one day she asks you money for
her baby and for other household
expenses. Then you tell her, "Bahala
ka, ginusto mo 'yan eh!". You tell it to a
person to emphasize, show or to prove

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them that they really made a very bad

decision.
Gora - To go. Ex. Gora na tayo sa
Manila! Let's go to Manila! (gay lingo)
Gulay - A very weak person (literally
means vegetable)
Gurang - Old-aged. (antonym of
bagets)

Ha?! - Huh?! or What?!

Haliparot - Somebody as flirt as a
prostitute
Hampas-lupa - A very poor person.
Hanep! - Cool!
Hayop ka! - Something like How dare
you! An interjection.
Hinayupak - Asshole. Ex. Ano bang
problema ng hinayupak na 'yun?
What's going on with that asshole?
Hiyas - Pussy (less offensive) Literally
means ornament.
Holdap - To be help up by someone.
Ex. Na-holdap ako kagabe. I was help
up last night.
Holdaper - Holdupper (from english)
Hudas ka! - You tell it to somebody
when he or she is getting bad as Judas.

Ignorante - Ignorant.
Ihi - Urine.
Iligpit - To kill (literally means to put in
proper place)
Imbierna - To get annoyed. Ex. Naimbierna ako sa sinabe nya. I got
annoyed of what he has told me.
Inday - A common name for a family
maid.
Indian - To fail to show up at an
appointment. Ex. Inindian ako ng
gelprend ko sa deyt namin. My girl
didn't show up on our date.
Inggetero/Inggetera - One who
easily gets envious for the
things/accomplishments of others.
Inggrata - Ungrateful (from Spanish)
Inutil - Useless or Idiot (from Spanish)
Iskwater - Shanty town (from English)
Itlog - Testicles. Literally means eggs.
Itumba - To kill (literally means to
knock down. From Spanish Tumbar)

Jakol - To masturbate (pertaining to

male masturbation) (from the English
word ejaculate)
Jakolero - Wanker.
Jamming - Usually to sing together. Ex.
Nag-jamming kame kagabe sa bar. We
sung together last night at the bar.
Jan - There.
Japayuki - A filipina GRO working in
Japan.
Jejemon - The one who has managed
to subvert the English and Tagalog
languages language to the point of
incomprehensibility. A new breed of
hipster who have developed not only
their own language and written text
but also their own sub-culture and
fashion. A person of hip-hop style.

Jip - A public mode of transportation

common in the Philippines.

Joga - A very big boobs.

Jologs - Same as baduy.
Jowa - Lover.
Jus ko! - Oh my God!

Kabit - Mistess. Ex. Wala akong kabit! I

don't have another woman!
Kaloka! - You say it when you find out
something weird or strange or pathetic.
Kano - A person from U.S.A.
Kantot - To fuck. Ex. Kantutin mo'ko!
Fuck me! (Vulgar)
Kapal mo ah! - You tell it to someone
who's being boastful.
Kargada - A man's penis (less
offensive)
Kasado - To be prepared. Ex. Kasado
na ang plano namin para bukas. Our
plans are all prepared for tomorrow.
Katas - Sperm (plain rude)
Kayod-kalabaw - To work too hard to
accomplish something.
Kelot - Male.
Kalye or Kalsada - Street.
Kepyas - Cunt.
Keri - To be able to do something. Ex.
Keri mo bang buhatin ang mga 'to? Can
you lift these up?
Kikay - Girly.
Kiki - A woman's pussy.
Kontrabida - Villain, Antagonist.
Kotong - If you are a kotong you ask
culprits for money so you won't give
them punishments. Usually used to
refer to police men who caught law-

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violators and ask them for money so

they won't send them to jail.
Kuha mo? - Do you understand?
Literally means Did you get it?
Kuno - Visayan for as if used now by
the Tagalog speakers. So if someone is
for example an Asian who dyed his hair
blonde, and has a penchant to wear
blue or green contact lens could be
described as: Amerikano-kuno.
Kupal - Idiot or Stupid.
Kuripot - Miserly, ungenerous.
Kuya - Brother (commonly used to call
the attention of a male stranger older
than you) Ex. Kuya, pwede po bang
pautang ng bente? Dude, Can you lend
me 20 pesos? (formal)

Labas! - Get out!

Labasan - To come or to have an
orgasm. Literally means to bring out.
Ex. Nilabasan ako sa loob lang ng
tatlong minuto. I came just within three
minutes.
Lamierda - To go shopping. Ex. Tara!
mag-lamierda tayo sa Makati! Come
on! let's go shopping in Makati!
Lamunin - To eat something up. Ex.
Nilamon ng buwaya ang bata. The
alligator ate the child up.
Lap-lap - To make out. Ex. Naglaplapan ang mag-jowa. The lovers
made out.
Lasing - Drunk.
Leche ka! - Damn you!
Lintek ka! - Damn you!
Lumayas ka! - Piss off! Go away! (in a
rude way)

Ma-angas - Cool or arrogant. Ex. Ang

angas nung ginawa mo, ah! What
you've done is so cool!
Ma-antot or Mabantot - of foul smell.
Ex. Ma-antot ang mga damit na 'di
natuyo sa araw. Clothes that didn't dry
up under the sun smell awful.
Ma-buking - To be revealed. Ex.
Nabuking na sya ang nag-nakaw sa
ginto. They found out that he was the
one who had stolen the gold bars.
Macho - Hunk.
Ma-drama - Emotional person.
Mahalay - Lustful.
Mag-bate - To masturbate (males)
Mag-lakwacha - To shop around
(almost the same as lamierda)

Mag-pingger - To masturbate
(females)
Mag-saing - To cook the rice. ex Ubos
na ang kanin kaya mag-sasaing na'ko!
We've run out of rice so I have to cook
some more.
Mag-sunog ng kilay - To study very
hard (literally means to burn one's
eyebrow)
Mag-teks - To send a text message.
Ex. Oy, nag-teks ako sa'yo, ah! Hey! I
texted you, right?
Makikita mo! - Expect something bad.
Literally means you will see!. Ex. Pag
kinalat mo sikreto ko, makikita mo! If
you share my secret to others, you'll
see what I'm capable of doing to you!
Malandi - Flirt.
Malas - Bad luck.
Malibog - Horny or lustful.
Mamatay ka na sana! - I hope you
die sooner! or Go to hell!
Mani - Pussy (literally means peanut)
Mang-mang - Iliterate.
Mano - To bless to show one's respect
(fro Spanish, meaning hand)
Manoy - Boy best friend and
sometimes a man's sexual organ.
Matigas ka, ah! - You tell it to
someone who's brave enough that he
never quits or who doesn't back down.
Merienda - Snack (from Spanish)
Mestiso - Fair-skinned person.
Misis - Wife (from English)
Mister - Husband (from English)
Molestya - To harrass (from Spanish)
Moreno/Morena - Tanned skin.
Muchacha - Housemaid (from Spanish,
meaning Girl)
Muka kang tae! - Stupid jerk
Muna - For the mean time.

Nanay or Nay - Mother.

Negro/Negra or Negrito/Negrita - A
very dark-skinned person (quite
offensive)
Nene - Term used to call a little girl.
No? - Isn't? (from Spanish)
Nose-bleed - When you're getting a
hard time understanding a foreign
language especially English. Ex. Nanonose bleed ako pag kausap ko ang
kanong 'yun. I'm getting a hard time
understanding what that American is
saying.
Ok ka lang? - Are you ok?

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Ok lang - I'm ok or I'm fine.

Okray - To be kidding, to praise
somebody kiddingly or to make false
stories about something or someone.
Ex. A: Uy ang ang ganda mo! B: Wag
ka ngang mang-okray! A: You look
gorgeous today! B: Please stop joking
around!
Okrayera - The one who praises
somebody kiddingly.
Olats Loser. Ex. Olats ka pala eh! You
have no guts!
Ows? - Really?

Pahiya ka no? - Wasn't that

embarassing?
Pakshet! - Fuck shit! (from English)
Pakyu ka! - Fuck you! (from English)
Palpak - A thing that doesn't function
correctly. Ex. Pare, palpak naman ung
binigay mong gadget sa'kin! Hey dude!
The gadget you'd given me doesn't
function well!
Panggulo - Hindrance.
Pare or Pre - The most common way
of saying dude to a male friend. Ex.
Pare! inuman tayo mamayang gabe,
ah!? Hey dude! Let's have a drink
tonight, OK?
Patok - Something that is well
patronized by many. Ex. Pare! Patok na
patok yang pancit mo, ah! Hey dude! It
seems they all like your pancit. Isn't?
Payatot - A very thin person.
Pekpek - The most common way to
refer to a woman's vagina.
Pera - Money (probably from Spanish)
Plastik - Two-faced personality.
Platito - Small plate.
Pok-pok - Prostitute.
Porma - The way you dress up. Ex.
Gusto ko yang porma mo ngayon,
pare! I like your outfit today!
Pramis? - You promise me? (from
English)
Praning - Paranoid.
Promdi - A term used to describe
someone from the province who has
just come to Manila (can be offensive
at times)
Pucha! - Fuck! (Euphemism of Puta)
Puerta - Vagina (from Spanish which
means door)
Puke - Cunt.
Puke ng ina mo! - Fuck you! Literally
means Your mom's cunt!

Pumalya - To fail, to stop working, to

go wrong. Ex. Pumalya ang plano
namin. Our plan didn't turn out well.
(from the Spanish verb Fallar)
Pueta! - Fuck!
Pueta ka! - Fuck you!
Puta ka! - You're a bitch! (vulgar)
Putang ina mo! - Fuck you! Literally
means Your mother is a bitch! (Very
vulgar)
Putukan - To come on someone
(Literally means to burst out offensive
when used in an obscene manner) Ex.
Pinutukan nya ako sa mukha. He came
on my face.
Pwet - Buttocks.
Querida - Mistress. Ex. "Pueta ka!
Mag-sama kayo ng puta mong querida!
Fuck you! Piss off with your fucking
mistress! (from Spanish)
Quieme - Et cetera, nonsense.
(sometimes spelled as kyeme)
Regla - Menstruation.
Repa - Buddy.
Resbak - Revenge.
Retokado/a - Someone undergone a
plastic surgery.
Salbahe - Naughty (from Spanish)
Sapak - To hit, to punch or to spank
someone. Ex. Sasapakin kita pag
nilandi mo gelprend ko! I'm gonna
spank you if you chat up with my girl!
Segunda Mano - Second-hand. Ex.
Mahilig ako bumili ng mga segunda
manong gamit I get used to buying
second-hand things. (from Spanish)
Seksi - Sexy.
Siempre! - Of course!
Siesta - Afternoon. The time of the day
in which Filipinos usually sleep.
Sira ulo - Mentally-ill person.
Shit! - Shit!
Sikyo - Security guard. (from English)
Silahis - Bisexual.
Sis - The same as teh.
Skul - School. (from English)
Sosyal - Class
Suplado/Suplada - Snobbish
(probably from Spanish)
Supot - Uncircumcised man (offensive)
Suso - Tits.
Susuhin - To give someone a head
(literally means to breast feed a baby)
Syota - Lover.
Tae - Shit
Tagay! - Let's have a shot! or cheers!
(said when having a drinking session)

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Tambay - To hang-out. Ex. Tambay

naman tayo sa bahay namin! Let's stay
over my our house for the mean time!
Tamod - Sperm or a man's cum.
Tanga - Idiot.
Tanggero - The one who serves the
drinks.
Tang ina mo! - Fuck you! (contraction
of Putang ina mo!, offensive vulgar)
Tang ina naman oh! - You say it when
you are pissed off.
Tara! - Let's go!
Tarantado - Foolish (rude) Ex.
Tarantado ka! Bakit mo'ko niloko? You
fool! What did you take me in for?
Tarugo - Man's penis. (probably from
Spanish)
Tatay or Tay - Father
Tate - United States of America.
Tayp/type - To like someone. Ex. Tayp
kita! I like you!
Teh - Used among girl/gay friends. Ex.
Uy teh! kamusta ka na? Hey girl! How's
it going?
Telenovela - Soap operas in Latin
America.
Tiklo - The same as bistado.
Timang - Crazy or out of one's mind.
Tinggil - Clitoris.
Tira - A common way of saying to fuck.
Ex. Ano pare?! tinira mo na naman ang
misis mo kagabe? Dude, what? You
screwed your wife again last night?
Titi - The most common way to refer to
a man's penis.
Todas - To kill or to die Ex. Tinodas ng
mga pulis ang mga holdaper. The
policemen shot the holduppers.
Tomador - Heavy drinker (from
Spanish)

Tomboy, Tibo, or T-bird - Lesbian

(slang)
Top - Active (sexual behavior)
Topak - When someone has topak
he/she is acting up.
Toro - To fuck. Ex. Tinoro ko sya. I
fucked her. (less offensive)
Totoy - Little boy.
Toxic - Very difficult Ex. Pare, toxic
'yung exam kanina! Dude! the exam
was so difficult for me!
Trip - Like Ex. Trip mo bang sumama
sa'kin? Do you want to come with me?
Tropa - Group of friends (from Spanish)
Tuli - Circumsized.
Tumae - To shit.
Tumahimik ka! - Shut up!
Ulol - Jerk. Ex. Tumahimik ka! ulol!
Shut up! Jerk!
Umihi - To pee.
Upak - To punch (almost the same as
sapak)
Viva! - Long live! (from Spanish)
Wag ka mang-gulo! - Don't bother
me!
Wag ka na ngang bumoses jan! Stop breaking in on the conversation!
Wala akong paki! - I don't care!
Wala kang kwenta! - You're good for
nothing! (offensive)
Wala kang utang na loob! - You're
ungrateful! (offensive)
Walang hiya ka! - You're shameless!
(offensive but at times used as an
moderate interjection)
Weh? - Really?
Yosi - Cigarrette.