tolongges

Tagalog

Etymology

From the fictional bounty hunter and title character in the 1981 Filipino action-comedy movie A Man Called 'Tolongges'.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /toˈloŋɡes/ [t̪oˈloŋ.ɡɛs]
  • Rhymes: -oŋɡes
  • Syllabification: to‧long‧ges

Adjective

tolongges (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜐ᜔) (slang)

  1. stupid; gullible
    Synonyms: tanga, tukmol, estupido

See also

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 144
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