EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
state of being high on drugs...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ka-ba-TAK/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging nasa ilalim ng impluwensya ng ipinagbabawal na gamot, karaniwan ay mga stimulant.
EN: state of being high on drugs
When someone looks 'batak', they're not talking about the gym. They're talking about someone who's obviously high—wide eyes, jittery, talking a mile a minute. It's the look of being strung out, like a wire pulled too tight. The term has a very negative and specific connotation in street lingo.
From 'pagka-' (state/manner of) + 'batak' (to pull, to stretch), metaphorically used to describe the tense, 'pulled' state of a drug user.
This is a colloquial and often derogatory term.
🇵🇭 Kitang-kita sa kanyang mga mata at kilos ang pagkabatak niya.
🇺🇸 His state of being high was very evident in his eyes and actions.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.