Cebuano
Etymology
Clipping of tisoy. Compare Indonesian coy (“dude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsoj/ [ˈt̪s̪oj]
- Hyphenation: tsoy
Noun
tsoy (feminine tsay, Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔) (slang, colloquial)
- a term of address for a young man
- a friend or casual acquaintance; a buddy; a mate
Adjective
tsoy (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)
- cool; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group