EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to extort; to squeeze money from...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ku-mi-KIL/
FIL: Ang kolokyal na termino para sa kilos ng sapilitang paghingi ng pera o anumang bagay na may halaga mula sa isang tao, kadalasan sa pamamagitan ng pananakot o panlilinlang.
EN: to extort; to squeeze money from
This is the more famous, modern meaning. It's what a corrupt traffic enforcer does when they catch you on a 'coding' day, asking for 'pang-kape lang.' It's a subtle (or not-so-subtle) way of squeezing money out of someone. The root 'kilkil' (to file) is used metaphorically, as if you're slowly 'filing away' someone's money.
Metaporikal na paggamit ng 'kilkil' (to file), na parang unti-unting kinukuha o 'kinikikil' ang pera ng iba.
Ito ay may negatibong konotasyon at itinuturing na slang o kolokyal.
🇵🇭 Nahuli ang pulis na kumikil sa mga tsuper ng dyip.
🇺🇸 The policeman was caught extorting money from jeepney drivers.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.