EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to bribe; to grease...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/mag-pa-DU-las/
FIL: Ang pagbibigay ng suhol o "pampadulas" sa isang tao, lalo na sa isang opisyal, upang mapabilis ang isang transaksyon o makakuha ng pabor.
EN: to bribe; to grease
Literally means "to make something slippery," but 99% of the time, it means you're giving someone some "lagay" or "tong" to get what you want faster. It's the unofficial "express lane" fee in some government offices. "May pampadulas ka ba diyan?" is the low-key question for "Are you going to bribe them?"
From `magpa-` (causative prefix) + `dulas` (slip/slippery). The figurative meaning is a common euphemism.
This term is almost exclusively used in the context of bribery and corruption. The literal meaning "to make something slippery" is rarely used with this specific verb form; one might say "gawing madulas" instead.
🇵🇭 Pinayuhan siyang magpadulas para daw mapabilis ang pag-release ng kanyang lisensya.
🇺🇸 He was advised to give a bribe to speed up the release of his license.
🇵🇭 Tanggihan nating magpadulas at labanan ang korapsyon.
🇺🇸 Let's refuse to bribe and fight corruption.
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