EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
fabulous; extravagant; impressive...
Quack doctor; charlatan...
Medicine (the field or the substance)...
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/BONG-ga/
FIL: Isang kataga na naglalarawan sa isang bagay, tao, o pangyayari na marangya, kahanga-hanga, at katangi-tangi.
EN: fabulous; extravagant; impressive
The ultimate Pinoy compliment for anything extra, fabulous, or over-the-top in the best way possible. Your OOTD? Bongga! The debutante's party? Bongga! That new mall with a waterfall inside? Super bongga! It's the sound of being impressed.
From Swardspeak (Filipino gay slang). Its exact origin is debated but it has been in popular use since the 1970s.
A very popular slang term that has entered mainstream vocabulary. Can also be a verb 'bumongga' (to be fabulous) or 'pinabongga' (made fabulous).
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🇵🇭 Bongga ang suot mong damit! Saan mo nabili?
🇺🇸 Your outfit is fabulous! Where did you buy it?
🇵🇭 Naghanda siya ng isang bongga na party para sa kaarawan niya.
🇺🇸 She prepared an extravagant party for her birthday.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.