EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to beat up; to maul...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/gul-PI-hin/
FIL: Saktan sa pamamagitan ng paulit-ulit na pagpalo o pagsuntok; bugbugin.
EN: to beat up; to maul
The action version of "gulpi". This is what happens when you get caught cheating in a game, or worse, in a relationship. It's the physical manifestation of "lagot ka!" (you're in trouble!).
From Spanish 'golpe' (a blow, a hit).
ROOT MEANING: beating, mauling
Often used to describe a physical assault or a severe beating.
🇵🇭 Binalaan niya ang magnanakaw na gulpihin ito kapag hindi isinauli ang gamit niya.
🇺🇸 He warned the thief that he would beat him up if he didn't return his things.
🇵🇭 Ayaw kong gulpihin ka, pero sumusobra ka na.
🇺🇸 I don't want to beat you up, but you're going too far.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.