EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be convinced to buy something; to be swindled...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/bu-DOL-ed/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging biktima ng panloloko o ang matagumpay na pagkumbinsi sa isang tao na bumili ng isang bagay nang hindi planado.
EN: to be convinced to buy something; to be swindled
The past tense of 'budol'. This is what happens *after* you've been convinced. 'Na-budol ako ng kaibigan ko' means 'My friend convinced me.' You went to the mall for one thing and came home with five bags. You've been budoled.
Tagalog 'budol' + English past tense suffix '-ed'. A classic Taglish construction.
ROOT MEANING: scam; impulse buy
Highly informal and slang. Used to describe both being scammed and being persuaded to make an impulse purchase.
🇵🇭 Ayun, na-budol na naman ako ng 2-for-1 promo.
🇺🇸 And there, I got suckered in by the 2-for-1 promo again.
🇵🇭 Gusto ko lang sana tumingin, pero na-budol ako ng saleslady.
🇺🇸 I just wanted to look, but I was convinced by the saleslady to buy.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.