EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
guesswork; speculation; conjecture...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/HU-la-HU-la/
FIL: Ang proseso o resulta ng paghuhula; isang opinyon o konklusyon na batay sa haka-haka sa halip na sa katotohanan o ebidensya.
EN: guesswork; speculation; conjecture
This is the official term for 'tsismis' before it gets confirmed. It's all speculation, no receipts. Like when you see your ex's IG story and try to piece together who they're with based on the background noise. That's pure 'hula-hula'.
Reduplication of "hula" (guess).
The reduplication emphasizes the speculative and uncertain nature of the act.
🇵🇭 Puro hula-hula lang ang mga sinasabi niya at walang basehan.
🇺🇸 What he's saying is all just guesswork and has no basis.
🇵🇭 Iwasan natin ang hula-hula at alamin natin ang totoong nangyari.
🇺🇸 Let's avoid speculation and find out what really happened.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.