EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
fragile; brittle; emotionally vulnerable...
pretending; feigning...
telling a story; narrating...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ma-ru-POK/
FIL: Madaling masira, mabasag, o bumigay dahil sa kahinaan ng materyal o istruktura. Sa makabagong gamit, tumutukoy din sa isang taong madaling mahulog ang damdamin o bumigay sa tukso.
EN: fragile; brittle; emotionally vulnerable
Literally, it's something physically weak, like a cheap plastic chair or a dry twig. But in the age of 'hugot', it means you're emotionally fragile. You see a cute smile from your crush and you're ready to fall in love? Congrats, **marupok** ka. It's the official adjective of people who fall too fast and get ghosted.
From ma- (adjective prefix) + rupok (brittleness, fragility).
ROOT MEANING: fragile, brittle, weak
Has a very popular modern slang meaning related to romantic vulnerability.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang umupo diyan, marupok ang silyang iyan.
🇺🇸 Don't sit there, that chair is fragile.
🇵🇭 Isang 'hi' lang niya, bibigay ka na agad? Ang marupok mo naman!
🇺🇸 Just one 'hi' from them and you give in already? You're so emotionally vulnerable!
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.