EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
money (slang)...
plea, supplication, earnest request...
clown, jester, buffoon...
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/da-TUNG/
FIL: Salitang balbal para sa pera.
EN: money (slang)
This is what you need to pay for your milk tea, your Grab ride, and your Netflix subscription. It's the 70s/80s slang for money that's still cool to use. When your friend asks, 'May **datung** ka ba?' they're not asking about a chieftain, they're asking if you're broke. It's the OG 'pera,' 'kwarta,' 'kweltz.'
Possibly a playful alteration of 'datu', implying that the 'datu' or boss has the money. Another theory is from Hokkien 'toa-chîng' (big money).
Purely informal and slang. Do not use this in a formal paper unless you're writing about Filipino slang.
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🇵🇭 Pare, wala akong datung ngayon, sa susunod na lang ako manlilibre.
🇺🇸 Bro, I don't have any money right now, I'll treat you next time.
🇵🇭 Malaki ang datung na napanalunan niya sa lotto.
🇺🇸 He won a lot of cash in the lottery.
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