Casual, colloquial Filipino expressions used among friends that a textbook usually skips. Front: the Tagalog slang word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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Come what may, whatever happens happens (iconic Filipino informal attitude)- Gigil
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The overwhelming urge to squeeze or pinch something cute (untranslatable Filipino feeling word)- Chismis
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Gossip (informal)- Petmalu
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Awesome, super cool (jejemon-style slang, a reversed/twisted form of "malupit")- Werpa
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Support, cheering someone on (slang, twisted form of "power")- Charot
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Just kidding (used after a statement to show it wasn't serious)- Char
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Short form of "charot", meaning just kidding- Jowa
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Boyfriend or girlfriend, significant other (informal)- Bes
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Best friend, buddy (informal address, from "best")- Susmaryosep
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An exclamation of shock or exasperation (informal, from Jesus, Mary, Joseph)- Grabe
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Wow, that's intense (informal exclamation for emphasis)- Sobra
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Too much, extremely (informal intensifier)- Landi
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Flirting, flirtatious behavior (informal)- Torpe
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Someone too shy to confess feelings of love (informal)- Bakla
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Gay man, effeminate man (common informal term)
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