EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
adulting...
to cackle; to quack...
singing...
Pang-uri
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/a-DUL-ting/
FIL: Ang proseso o kilos ng pag-ako sa mga responsibilidad na karaniwang kaakibat ng pagiging isang nasa hustong gulang, tulad ng pagbabayad ng bills, pagtatrabaho, at pamamahala ng sariling buhay.
EN: adulting
The new Olympic sport where the events include: paying bills on time, cooking something that isn't instant noodles, and successfully booking a Grab on a rainy payday Friday. The prize? More bills. Welcome to the club.
From the English word "adult" + "-ing", used as a gerund. It has been fully adopted into modern Filipino slang.
ROOT MEANING: adult
A very popular slang term among millennials and Gen Z to describe the struggles and mundane tasks of adult life. Often used with a sense of weariness or 'hugot'.
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🇵🇭 Parte ng adulting ang pag-file ng sarili mong income tax return.
🇺🇸 Part of adulting is filing your own income tax return.
🇵🇭 Pagod na ako sa adulting, pwede bang maging pusa na lang?
🇺🇸 I'm tired of adulting, can I just be a cat?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.