- slang being widely used in multi-cultural countries (e.g. Australia) to address one's background as being a "Filipino"
by m0shim0ro April 17, 2008
there are several meanings to the word "filo"
1. an individual of filipino heritage, often 1/8th another nationality eg. chinese or spanish.
2. an individual who can survive on the following foods for their entire life- spam, corn beef, rice, vienna sausage and sardines in a can.
3. an individual who speaks one of the following languages: cebuano, tagalog, ibunug, visayan etc. when speaking in their provincial dialect, they speak quickly and are almost impossible to understand to an outsider filo. however, to those outside of the provinces they are limited in their language and so often use english for obscure words.
4.an individual in a multicultural community, they often speak in tagalog when swearing or when conversing with a fellow filo may also be called flip, flipster, etc
1. an individual of filipino heritage, often 1/8th another nationality eg. chinese or spanish.
2. an individual who can survive on the following foods for their entire life- spam, corn beef, rice, vienna sausage and sardines in a can.
3. an individual who speaks one of the following languages: cebuano, tagalog, ibunug, visayan etc. when speaking in their provincial dialect, they speak quickly and are almost impossible to understand to an outsider filo. however, to those outside of the provinces they are limited in their language and so often use english for obscure words.
4.an individual in a multicultural community, they often speak in tagalog when swearing or when conversing with a fellow filo may also be called flip, flipster, etc
by the nongiest of the weak May 31, 2003
FILO means filipino and this word started since 1988... one guy from sydney started this 'slang word' FILO and now its almost going around the globe...
by 2damlofilo March 10, 2010
by b00tyclappa May 11, 2021
A type of guy who attracts crazy, ugly, fat, tattooed, blonde girls that he can't get rid of even when he begs for a divorce.
"Dude, I feel bad that guy is such a Filo. That bleached blonde girl is like a parasite that won't accept that their relationship is over."
by luy589 February 7, 2010
there are several meanings to the word "filo"
1. an individual of filipino heritage, often 1/8th another nationality eg. chinese or spanish.
2. an individual who can survive on the following foods for their entire life- spam, corn beef, rice, vienna sausage and sardines in a can.
3. an individual who speaks one of the following languages: cebuano, tagalog, ibunug, visayan etc. when speaking in their provincial dialect, they speak quickly and are almost impossible to understand to an outsider filo. however, to those outside of the provinces they are limited in their language and so often use english for obscure words.
4.an individual in a multicultural community, they often speak in tagalog when swearing or when conversing with a fellow filo may also be called flip, flipster, etc
5.can also be referred to as a "freshie" however this term is only in proper use when the individual has migrated from the phillipines in less than two years
1. an individual of filipino heritage, often 1/8th another nationality eg. chinese or spanish.
2. an individual who can survive on the following foods for their entire life- spam, corn beef, rice, vienna sausage and sardines in a can.
3. an individual who speaks one of the following languages: cebuano, tagalog, ibunug, visayan etc. when speaking in their provincial dialect, they speak quickly and are almost impossible to understand to an outsider filo. however, to those outside of the provinces they are limited in their language and so often use english for obscure words.
4.an individual in a multicultural community, they often speak in tagalog when swearing or when conversing with a fellow filo may also be called flip, flipster, etc
5.can also be referred to as a "freshie" however this term is only in proper use when the individual has migrated from the phillipines in less than two years
by the nongiest of the weak May 31, 2003