Friday, November 11, 2011

Commonly Used Gay Lingo/ Gay Language

I just wonder how gay lingo or gay language evolve nowadays. Usage of this language is widely used not only by gays but also real men and girls. I am not familiar with the usage and maybe that's the reason why I  got curious of the real meaning of words/terminology used.It is not easy to figure out what each word really means thats why I have decided to list here some of the popular terms they have been using and some that I am familiar with.


Tagalog Terms


RAMPAGE        - rampa
TOM JONES    - gutom na
LUGARLIZATION    - para manoy(kung bababa sa jeep)
NINA RICHIE ALAGAO     - rich
JULANESE MORISETTE     - ulan
ANIK/ANETCH     - ano (what) /which
BALAJ     - balahura(shameless)
BITTER OCAMPO     - malungkot(sad)/nagngingitngit(fuming mad)/bitter
BAKLAH/BAKLUSH     - used instead of one’s name, may refer to any gender
GIVENCY/JANNO GIBBS/DEBBIE GIBSON    - bigay(to give)
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT/ANDA/ANDALUCIA/ANJU/ANJO YLLANA     -datung(money)
FATALE    - sobra (excessive)/to the max
FEEL/FILLET o’ FISH     - type/gusto/natipuhan(like)
FLY     - alis(leave)
FOREVER     - palagi(always)/matagal/mabagal(slow)
PAGODA COLD WAVE LOTION     - pagod(tired)
WASHINGTON/WISHING/WISH     - wala(nothing or none)
CHANDA ROMERO     - tiyan(tummy)
MAHALIA JACKSON     - mahal(expensive)
KUYA GERMS     - madumi(dirty)/bearer of germs
LUCRESIA KASILAG     - lukaret/baliw(crazy)
LUCITA SORIANO     - loser na sorry pa
LUZ VALDES    - matalo (to lose)
WINNIE SANTOS     - manalo (to win)
AWARD     - pinagalitan/pinagsabihan(reprimanded)
FREESTYLE     - slow makagets(to understand)/slow
IMBEY/IM     - imbyerna(irritation)
JOWA/JOWABELLES/JOWABELLA     - karelasyon/BF or GF
KAPE/CAPUCCINO/COFFEEMATE     - magising ka sa katotohanan(be realistic)
LUPITA KASHIWAHARA  - malupit(cruel)
RITA GOMEZ     - nakaka-irita(irritating personality)
ENTER THE DRAGON/ENTOURAGE     - pasok(to enter)/come in
JULIE ANDREW/JOLINA MAGDANGAL     - mahuli(caught in the act)
ANTIBIOTIC    - antipatika(bitch)
48 YEARS/50 GOLDEN YEARS/10,000     - matagal(after a long time)
CRAYOLA  - iyak (to cry)
THUNDERCATS/CHANDELIERS/MASYONDA  -  matanda(old people)
WRANGLER     - gurang(also means old)
JUBIS/JUBA     - taba(fat)
JUTAY/JUTES     - maliit(small)
KANGKANG     - ***
REYNA ELENA     - ulan(to rain)
X-MEN     - dating lalaki(formerly a man)now gay
MORAYTA/MURRIAH CARREY     - mura(cheap)
PAMINGTANG DUROG/PAMENTHOLS    - Closet gays/acting as men
BACKSTREET BOYS         - cute boys at the back
CHIMINEY CRICKET     - chimay(maid)
GOODBYE SUKLAY         - goodbye
FAYATOLLAH KUMENIS     - payat(skinny)
ANACONDA     - ahas(a snake)/traitor
ANONG PETSA NA?     - asked when someone is taking too long to dress up, etc.
CHARING/TIENES     - just a joke/not serious
KAPLANG     - mali(error)/mistake
BARBARA STREISAND/BARBARA PEREZ         - bara/binara(bluntly rejected)
REGAL DRAMA HOUR/MAALALA MO KAYA     - when someone tells a sob story
_______, IKAW BA YAN?   - when someone acts like another person, maybe a showbiz personality or not. (example: Vilma Santos, Ikaw Ba yan?)
PURITA KALAW     - walang pera(broke)/ mahirap(poor)
RICA PERALEJO     - mayaman(rich, from the Spanish word rica)
CHOVA/CHOVALINE KYLE     - chika lang(small talk)
COOKIE CHUA/COOKIE MONSTER     - magluto(to cook)
CLASMARURUT/KLASMARURUT     - classmate
CYNTHIA LUSTER     - hindi kilalang babae o lalake(unknown she or he)
DAOT     - insulto (insult)
EKSENA/EKSENADORA     - mahilig pumapel/sumabat(someone who always likes to figure in a scene)
EMOTE     - mag-inarte(one who is over-acting)
KARIR/CAREER     - sineryoso ang isang bagay like BF or work(to be seriously involved)
LAFANG     - kain(eat)
LAPEL     - malakas ang boses (someone with a loud voice)
CARRY/KERI/CASH & CARRY     - sige(OK or alright)
CATHY DENNIS    - “makati”(frisky) or promiscuous
CHAR/CHAROT/CHARING/CHARBOILED     - not ok
LIBERTY/STATUE OF LIBERTY     - libre(free)
OKRAY     - paninirang puri(criticize)
LUCKY HOME PARTNER     - Live-in partner
IN FAIRNERSS     - pampalubag loob(to console)
COMPARED TO LUGAW    - kesa wala(better than nothing)




Visayan Terms

WIZ KO KNOWING    - wala ko kabalo
TOPAS OKS    - sapot ko
GASH ABLEGASH     - my gosh
NAGWARLA ANG TALIV    - nag yawyaw ang babae
wiz PA NA NOTARIZE ANG CHIKA    - wala pa na confirm ang chismis
HELLO KITTY    - makahilo
SUSAN    - totoy nga maabot sa pusod
SUZETTE    - gamayg totoy
GOTCH SA OKAM KE AW PA OKS TUGPA - tog sa ko
ERF AND WOSH - getting something free
ISKWERDA NA OKS - moadto nako


Unlike tagalogs who frequently used words or names with the same sound with the exact word, some visayans would just simply reverse the exact word to hide its real meaning but of course if you got the clue that it was just reversed it would be easy to decipher or figure out. Below are the samples.

UTAD    - datu
KISNI    - insik
ASNIk AYIS    - kinsa siya
TOYAB    - bayot
SHUDI ABAS     - ayaw saba
GOLTI    - itlog(male genitals)
KOLI/KOLIFLOWER/CAULIFLOWER    - ilok(armpits)
NAWAWI OKA     - nauwaw ko
YOYOT     - bayot
YAMAG    - gamay
OKAD    - dako
IMAL    - lami
ITAB    - bati
BAHU    - uhab

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