EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be sarcastic, to mock with irony...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mang-u-YAM/
FIL: Ang paggamit ng mga salitang kabaligtaran ng tunay na kahulugan upang manudyo, manlibak, o magpahiwatig ng pagkadismaya; sarkasmo.
EN: to be sarcastic, to mock with irony
This is the OG Filipino "sarcasm." It's saying "Ang galing mo naman!" when your friend trips on a flat surface. To mang-uyam is to use words that praise but your tone screams "You're an idiot." It's a more intellectual form of mangutya.
ROOT MEANING: sarcasm; mockery; scorn
Carries a strong sense of irony or derisive wit, often more subtle than 'mangutya'.
🇵🇭 "Napakasipag mo naman," pang-uuyam niya sa kasamang laging huli.
🇺🇸 "You're so diligent," he said sarcastically to his colleague who is always late.
🇵🇭 Mahilig siyang mang-uyam sa mga desisyon ng gobyerno.
🇺🇸 He likes to mock with irony the government's decisions.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.