animeragon's definitions
1) people coming from, were born in, or are citizens of, the Philippines
general characteristics are:
-flat noses
-brown skin
-black/dark brown hair
-around 4-6 feet in height
-hard workers
-a love for foreign brands (a.k.a colonial mentality)
-strong feeling of camaraderie (a.k.a bayanihan)
-if they call themselves "PINOY", it means they are filipino.
-over-dramatic acting
-weird soap operas
-versions of popular foreign tv shows are often popularized.
(ex. Deal or No Deal, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader (kakasa ka ba sa grade 5?), Survivor, Don't Forget The Lyrics (the singing bee, k!), Jeopardy (Game K N B?))
-food-loving
-good at cooking
-has relatives aspiring to work abroad
2) the OFFICIAL language of the Philippines,
(the filipino word for the language=pilipino, and the nationality=filipino)
that uses an alphabet comprising of originally 20 letters,
but 8 'hiram na letra' or 'borrowed letters' have been
added, namely, C, F, J, ñ, Q, V, and X.
3) for us sadly bored students of the Philippines, it is also a subject, feared and almost as hated as Math. ;_; a small percent of us actually fail at it.
Pinoy- filipino person/s
OFW- Overseas Filipino Workers
People Power- the nick for the first ever peaceful revolution
GMA- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president (as of 2008), corrupt, and generally hated
Manny Pacquiao- boxing champion
jeep/dyip/jeepneys- a sort of popular public transport (google it)
Taglish- a mix of english and tagalog, often spoken by EVERYONE in the Philippines.
general characteristics are:
-flat noses
-brown skin
-black/dark brown hair
-around 4-6 feet in height
-hard workers
-a love for foreign brands (a.k.a colonial mentality)
-strong feeling of camaraderie (a.k.a bayanihan)
-if they call themselves "PINOY", it means they are filipino.
-over-dramatic acting
-weird soap operas
-versions of popular foreign tv shows are often popularized.
(ex. Deal or No Deal, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader (kakasa ka ba sa grade 5?), Survivor, Don't Forget The Lyrics (the singing bee, k!), Jeopardy (Game K N B?))
-food-loving
-good at cooking
-has relatives aspiring to work abroad
2) the OFFICIAL language of the Philippines,
(the filipino word for the language=pilipino, and the nationality=filipino)
that uses an alphabet comprising of originally 20 letters,
but 8 'hiram na letra' or 'borrowed letters' have been
added, namely, C, F, J, ñ, Q, V, and X.
3) for us sadly bored students of the Philippines, it is also a subject, feared and almost as hated as Math. ;_; a small percent of us actually fail at it.
Pinoy- filipino person/s
OFW- Overseas Filipino Workers
People Power- the nick for the first ever peaceful revolution
GMA- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president (as of 2008), corrupt, and generally hated
Manny Pacquiao- boxing champion
jeep/dyip/jeepneys- a sort of popular public transport (google it)
Taglish- a mix of english and tagalog, often spoken by EVERYONE in the Philippines.
filipino girl- "Mama, punta lang ako sa mall, ha? I'll be back mamaya-maya."
(Mom, i'm just going to the mall, ok? I'll be back later.)
(Mom, i'm just going to the mall, ok? I'll be back later.)
by animeragon January 20, 2009
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