Swardspeak, "gay lingo", is a slang or collective term used to identify of what seems to be a secret language between gay communities in the Philippines. It uses elements from Filipino (Tagalog), English, Spanish, and Japanese, as well as trademark brands and celebrities' names, giving them new meanings in different contexts which make words colorful and funny when used in conversing. Swardspeak also uses words derived from local dialects including Cebuano, Waray, Hiligaynon, Bicolano and many others.
In the past, one is immediately identified as homosexual when one uses Swardspeak. This created an exclusive group among its speakers making it easy for people belonging to the third sex recognize each other. Nowadays, even straight people use this manner of speaking particularly in industries dominated by gays such as the fashion and film industries. Maricel Soriano, a famous Filipina actress is notable for using Swardspeak.
Even if there are only two, whenever I over hear gays conversing to each other, it never fails to fascinate me how they can speak in such manner. Interested in learning some Swardspeak? Check out the list below. Enjoy.
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Anik / Anetch -- what / which
Award -- reprimanded
Antibiotic -- obnoxious, unpleasant
Anaconda -- traitor
Anong petsa na? -- asked when someone is taking too long to dress up, etc.
Balaj -- shameless
Bitter Ocampo --sad, fuming mad, bitter
Baklah / Baklush -- used instead of one's name, may refer to any gender
Backstreet Boys -- cute boys at the back
Barbra Streisand / Barbara Perez -- bluntly rejected
Badinger Z - homosexual
Chanda Romero -- tummy
Crayola -- to cry, to be sad
Carry / Keri / Cash & Carry -- OK or alright
Cathy Dennis -- frisky or promiscuous
Char / Charot / Charing / Charbroiled -- not ok
Cookie Chua / Cookie Monster -- to cook
Clasmarurut / Klasmarurut -- classmate
Cynthia Luster -- unknown person (male or female)
Chiminey Cricket -- maid, household helper
Charing/Tienes -- jest, a joke, not serious
Chova / Chovaline Kyle -- small talk
Compared to Lugaw -- better than nothing
Carmi Martin -- karma
Daot -- insult
Eksena / Eksenadora --someone who always likes to figure in a scene
Emote -- one who is over-acting
Enter the Dragon / Entourage -- to enter, come in
Fatale -- excessive, to the max
Feel / Fillet o' Fish -- like
Fly -- leave
Forever -- slow
Freestyle -- slow to understand
Fayatollah Kumenis -- skinny
Givency / Janno Gibbs / Debbie Gibson -- to give
Goodbye Suklay -- goodbye
G.I. Joe - a foreign lover, particularly American
Gelli de Belen - jealous
Hammer / Pocahontas - prostitute
Imbey / Im -- irritated, irritation
In Fairness -- to console
Jesus Christ Superstar / Optimus Prime - Fashion make-over, to change into more fashionable clothing
Jowa / Jowabelles / Jowabella -- BF or GF
Julie Andrew / Jolina Magdangal -- caught in the act
Jubis / Juba -- fatso
Jutay / Jutes -- small
Kape / Capuccino / Coffeemate -- be realistic
Kuya Germs --dirty, bearer of germs
Kaplang -- error, mistake
Kangkang -- sex
Karir/Career -- to be seriously involved at something
Lucresia Kasilag -- crazy
Lucita Soriano -- loser na sorry pa
Luz Valdez -- to lose
Lupita Kashiwahara -- cruel
Lafang -- eat
Lapel -- someone with a loud voice
Liberty / Statue of Liberty -- free, treat for free
Lucky Home Partner -- live-in partner
No l Coward - No
Mahalia Jackson -- expensive
Morayta / Murriah Carrey -- cheap
Mudra - mother
Okray -- criticize
Opposition Party - A social occasion with a lot of expected problems
Oprah Winfrey - promise
Pagoda Cold Wave Lotion -- tired
Purita Kalaw -- broke, poor
Pamintang Durog / Pamenthols -- closet gays / acting as men
Rita Gomez -- irritating personality
Reyna Elena -- to rain
Regal Drama Hour / Maalala Mo Kaya -- when someone tells a sob story
Rica Peralejo -- rich, from the Spanish word rica
Sharon Cuneta - Yes, Sure
Siete Pecados - Nosy, Gossipmonger
That's Entertainment / Anda / Andalucia / Anju / Anjo Ylla a --money
Thundercats / Chandeliers / Masyonda --old people
Tommy Lee Jones / Tom Jones - hungry
Taxina Hong Kingston - to wait for a taxicab
Washington / Wishing / Wish --nothing or none
Winnie Santos -- to win
Wrangler --old
X-Men -- formerly a man, now gay
48 Years / 50 Golden Years / 10,000 --after a long time
, ikaw ba yan? -- when someone acts like another person, maybe a showbiz personality or not.
(example: Vilma Santos, Ikaw Ba yan?)
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