EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to retaliate, to get back at, to counter...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/bu-MI-was/
FIL: Gumawa ng ganting-kilos o pag-atake bilang tugon sa isang naunang ginawa ng iba; gumanti.
EN: to retaliate, to get back at, to counter
This is the "gumanti" with more flair. It's the clapback, the revenge post, the "aba, 'di ako papatalo" move. When someone cuts you in line at the milk tea shop and you "accidentally" trip them later, you just bumiwas.
Has a slightly stronger connotation than 'gumanti', often implying a more direct and immediate counter-action.
🇵🇭 Hindi siya nagpatalo at agad bumiwas ng mas matinding akusasyon.
🇺🇸 He didn't back down and immediately retaliated with a stronger accusation.
🇵🇭 Nang masuntok siya, mabilis siyang bumiwas.
🇺🇸 When he was punched, he quickly countered.
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