EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to swindle...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/man-DU-it/
FIL: Manloko o mangdaya, lalo na sa usaping pera, upang makakuha ng hindi nararapat na pakinabang.
EN: to swindle
This is the OG 'scammer.' Before online scams, there was 'manduit.' It's taking someone's money through trickery, like that 'investment' your tita's friend offered that suddenly disappeared. It's the art of making 'lagay' look like a legit transaction.
From the root word 'duit,' an old term for money, possibly of Hokkien origin. The prefix 'man-' indicates performing an action.
Often implies a more direct, personal form of cheating or swindling compared to large-scale fraud. It is considered a more archaic term.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan siyang manduit ng pekeng ahente ng lupa.
🇺🇸 A fake land agent tried to swindle him.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magpapaloko sa mga taong gustong manduit ng iyong pinaghirapan.
🇺🇸 Don't be fooled by people who want to swindle you out of your hard-earned money.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.