EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to play cowboys...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ko-boy-ko-BO-yan/
FIL: Ang paglalaro na ginagaya ang mga kilos, pananamit, at pakikipaglaban ng mga koboy, karaniwang laro ng mga bata.
EN: to play cowboys
Throwback to your childhood when a 'bang-bang' made of your fingers was the deadliest weapon. This is the game of playing cowboys, usually involving a good guy, a bad guy, and a lot of dramatic 'death' scenes. The 90s kid version of playing Fortnite.
From `mag-` (verb prefix) + reduplication of `koboy` (from English `cowboy`) + `-an` (play/imitation suffix).
The `(root)-(root)-an` construction often denotes playing a game or pretending to be something (e.g., `magbahay-bahayan` - to play house).
🇵🇭 Noong bata pa kami, mahilig kaming magkoboy-koboyan sa kalye gamit ang mga patpat bilang baril.
🇺🇸 When we were young, we loved to play cowboys on the street using sticks as guns.
🇵🇭 Tama na 'yang pagkokoboy-koboyan ninyo at maghapunan na!
🇺🇸 Stop that playing cowboys of yours and eat dinner now!
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.