Artichoke_Asparagus_Aubergine's definitions

tambay

\'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.

Juan is just a tambay and he hasn't been looking for a job.

by Artichoke_Asparagus_Aubergine July 13, 2019