When in Manila, we are good at inventing words! I’m not talking about lying okay lol. Over the years, we’ve been able to come up with words such as chorva chenes, beckies, eyow poh, kalerki, anda, hapontukin, tamuhhh!, and so much more. Some may find such words annoying but we use them anyway because…do we really need a reason? lol Anyway read on and enjoy!
Uncommon Funny Tagalog Slangs
bagote – new mustache
bigsa – big boil
bikinini – bikini marks
cleofatra – a fat woman with a pretty face
cutetot – gentle (but deadly) fart
dumidorant – deodorant residue on armpit
galisgis – skin sores that resemble fish scales
himulmole – hair on a mole
hilikopter – to snore like a helicopter
kabayog – movements while riding a horse
kendilaro – play with candy in mouth
kilitirik – eyes rolling upward when tickled
kuringkingkong – large kurikong (King Kong)
Mudrama – drama queen mom
lasingtunado – off-key singing while tipsy
newnal – new mole
ngitinga – smile showing teeth with ‘tinga’ (food residues)
puhok – hair around a ‘whorl’ (puyo)
pidimpol – pimple on a dimple
spawis – perspiration you get in a spa
tingador – fork used to remove the tinga
tingago – to remove tinga secretly
thumbteks – thumb used for texting
trapikon – hot-tempered during traffic
(Source: “Pinoy Dyoksyonaryo: The Completest Edition” by Ferdinand Aguas)
(BTW don’t bother looking for them at Webster’s Dictionary just in case because you won’t find them there lol.)
