EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
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bourgeois humor; elitist humor...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/bur-GIS HYU-mor/
FIL: Isang uri ng komedya o biro na nauunawaan o tinatawanan lamang ng mga taong kabilang sa isang partikular na panggitna o mataas na uri ng lipunan, dahil sa mga paksang may kinalaman sa kanilang pamumuhay o edukasyon.
EN: bourgeois humor; elitist humor
Jokes that only make sense if you've been to an international school, have a trust fund, or your family owns a hacienda. It's the kind of humor where the punchline is a reference to a European travel destination or a niche luxury brand. If you don't get it, you're probably not the target audience.
A modern Taglish sociological phrase combining 'burgis' (from Spanish 'burgués') and 'humor' (from English).
ROOT MEANING: bourgeois; upper-class
A descriptive phrase rather than a fixed lexical item. Used in social commentary and cultural analysis.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko gets yung joke niya, baka burgis humor 'yun.
🇺🇸 I don't get his joke, it might be bourgeois humor.
🇵🇭 Yung mga meme tungkol sa problema sa pagpili ng aalmusin sa isang 5-star hotel ay isang halimbawa ng burgis humor.
🇺🇸 Those memes about the problem of choosing breakfast at a 5-star hotel are an example of bourgeois humor.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.