EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to tease lightly; to joke with someone...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Ang magbigay ng pahayag o kilos na hindi seryoso at may layuning magpatawa o manukso nang bahagya at paulit-ulit.
EN: to tease lightly; to joke with someone
This is the art of "asar-talo" but in a friendly way. It's what your Titos do during family reunions ('Uy, tumataba ka!') or what your friends do when you have a new crush ('Ayyyieee!'). It's teasing that's *supposed* to be harmless, but sometimes, it hits a little too close to home. The classic defense is, "'Wag ka pikon, binibiro lang!"
From "biro" (joke) with reduplication and the suffix "-in", indicating a repeated or light action towards an object.
ROOT MEANING: joke
The reduplication "biru-biru" softens the act of "biruin" (to joke with/tease), implying it's done lightly, playfully, or repeatedly.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo siyang masyadong biru-biruin, baka mapikon.
🇺🇸 Don't tease him lightly too much, he might get annoyed.
🇵🇭 Mahilig siyang biru-biruin ang mga kaibigan niya tungkol sa kanilang lovelife.
🇺🇸 He likes to playfully tease his friends about their lovelife.
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