EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to giggle involuntarily...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-pa-ha-gik-GIK/
FIL: Hindi sinasadyang paglabas ng isang mahina at pigil na tawa, karaniwang dahil sa kiliti, tuwa, o isang nakakatawang lihim.
EN: to giggle involuntarily
Yung tawa mo kapag may secret kayo ng bestie mo in the middle of a serious meeting. It's that 'can't-hold-it-in' kind of laugh that sounds like a tiny, happy engine trying to start. The opposite of a loud 'hagalpak'. Usually happens when you're trying really hard *not* to laugh.
ROOT MEANING: giggle; titter
An involuntary action, indicated by the 'mapa-' prefix. It describes a suppressed, often high-pitched laugh.
🇵🇭 Hindi niya napigilan ang mapahagikgik nang kilitiin siya ng kanyang kaibigan.
🇺🇸 She couldn't stop herself from giggling involuntarily when her friend tickled her.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.