EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to fool around; to make a fool of each other...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-lu-ku-lu-KU-han/
FIL: Ang kilos ng dalawa o higit pang tao na naglolokohan o nagbibiruan sa paraang walang kaseryosohan; paglalaro sa isa't isa.
EN: to fool around; to make a fool of each other
This is what happens when you and your friends are bored. 'Magluku-lukuhan' is the art of mutual foolishness. It's telling silly jokes, pulling harmless pranks, and generally just acting like clowns together. But be careful, it can also mean to deceive each other, like in a relationship where both parties are playing games. 'Are we serious or are we just naglu-luku-lukuhan?' is a valid, and often painful, question.
mag- (verb prefix) + luku-lukuhan (reduplication and variation of 'loko', 'crazy' or 'fool', + -han reciprocal suffix).
ROOT MEANING: to fool, to trick, to deceive
The -an suffix indicates a reciprocal action. The reduplication ('luku-lukuhan') softens the meaning to 'fooling around' rather than serious deception, though context matters.
🇵🇭 Tumigil na kayo sa paglulukuhan at seryosohin ninyo ang trabaho.
🇺🇸 Stop fooling around and take your work seriously.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko alam kung seryoso ba siya o naglu-lukuhan lang kami.
🇺🇸 I don't know if he's serious or if we're just playing games with each other.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.