EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Jejemon (a person)...
To soar, to cause to fly high...
To expose, to reveal...
Pang-uri
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/JE-je-mon/
FIL: Isang tao na bahagi ng isang subkultura sa Pilipinas na sumikat noong huling bahagi ng 2000s, na kilala sa kanilang natatanging paraan ng paggamit ng wika sa text messaging (Jejebet) at sa kanilang moda.
EN: Jejemon (a person)
A cultural phenomenon from the late 2000s. A Jejemon is someone who types lYk dIs, mixing capital and small letters with numbers (e.g., "iMiszU_pFoUh!"). They were the masters of the Nokia keypad. The fashion involved colorful skinny jeans, oversized hoodies, and trucker hats. Basically, the final boss of early Pinoy social media.
Mula sa "jeje" (kumakatawan sa pagtawa) + "-mon" mula sa sikat na prangkisang "Pokémon," na nagpapahiwatig na sila ay ibang "uri" o "halimaw" na kokolektahin o kikilalanin.
The term was once controversial and even prompted discussions in government and education. Now, it's mostly used with nostalgia.
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🇵🇭 Isang certified Jejemon ang kuya ko noong high school.
🇺🇸 My older brother was a certified Jejemon in high school.
🇵🇭 Nahirapan ang mga magulang na intindihin ang text ng mga anak nilang Jejemon.
🇺🇸 Parents had a hard time understanding the texts of their Jejemon children.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.