EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Damn it! / Heck!...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/LE-kat/
FIL: Isang bulalas na nagpapahayag ng pagkainis, pagkadismaya, o magkahalong pagkabigla at pagkayamot. Ito ay isang pinaikling anyo ng 'malay ko at'.
EN: Damn it! / Heck!
This is your tito's go-to curse word when he hits his thumb with a hammer or when his favorite team misses a crucial free throw. '**Lekat!**' is a milder, more classic version of 'P*tangina!'. It’s got that old-school, 'I'm annoyed but I'm still a gentleman' vibe. It's the 'Hay, nako!' of mild frustration.
Believed to be a contraction of "(ma)lay ko at", literally "I don't know and".
Considered slightly old-fashioned but still understood. A mild expletive.
🇵🇭 Lekat naman, naiwan ko ang wallet ko sa bahay!
🇺🇸 Damn it, I left my wallet at home!
🇵🇭 Lekat! Bakit ngayon pa nawalan ng internet?
🇺🇸 Heck! Why did the internet have to go out now?
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Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.