kabogera

Tagalog

Etymology

From kabog (“beating someone else with flair; act of impressing”, slang) +‎ -era. Literally, “beater”, or more loosely translated as “stunner”, implying beating every other person, especially visually.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaboˈɡeɾa/ [kɐ.boˈɣɛː.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: ka‧bo‧ge‧ra

Noun

kabogera (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓᜄᜒᜇ) (slang, originally LGBTQ slang)

  1. competitively flaunty person; show-off (by confidently dressing to impress)

See also

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