1 definition by Artichoke_Asparagus_Aubergine
\'tam•bay\
also "istambay"
Filipino slang.
origin: English "standby"
: a jobless person who loiters around the street.
: a loiterer; a lollygagger
Tambays are not necessarily jobless. They could be a low-income person who's only hobby is to bum around the street corner.
also "istambay"
Filipino slang.
origin: English "standby"
: a jobless person who loiters around the street.
: a loiterer; a lollygagger
Tambays are not necessarily jobless. They could be a low-income person who's only hobby is to bum around the street corner.
Juan is just a tambay and he hasn't been looking for a job.
by Artichoke_Asparagus_Aubergine July 13, 2019