EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
maddening, infuriating (slang)...
will put something in/on...
man; male...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/na-ka-ka-BA-yo/
FIL: Isang kolokyal na salita na nangangahulugang nakakainis, nakakagalit, o nakakabuwisit sa sukdulan.
EN: maddening, infuriating (slang)
This is a level of annoyance beyond 'nakakainis.' This is when your internet dies mid-game, when someone cuts you in line at the bank, or when a Grab driver cancels after you've waited 15 minutes. It's rage-inducing. The term supposedly comes from the idea that the situation is so frustrating it could drive even a horse (kabayo) crazy.
From `nakaka-` (causative prefix) + `kabayo` (horse). The origin is speculative, possibly related to being driven mad or the frantic/crazy movements of a horse.
Highly informal and slang. Not to be used in formal writing or speech. It literally means 'makes one a horse' but idiomatically means infuriating.
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🇵🇭 Nakakabayo talaga ang traffic sa EDSA tuwing rush hour!
🇺🇸 The traffic on EDSA during rush hour is really maddening!
🇵🇭 Yung paulit-ulit na tanong niya, nakakabayo na!
🇺🇸 His repetitive questions are becoming infuriating!
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.