EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
the act of shaking off dust or dirt; a stopover af...
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-pa-PAG-pag/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pag-alis ng alikabok, dumi, o anumang nakakapit sa isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng mabilis na pag-alog o pagyugyog. Sa modernong gamit, tumutukoy rin ito sa pamahiin ng pagdaan sa ibang lugar pagkatapos dumalaw sa burol.
EN: the act of shaking off dust or dirt; a stopover after a wake
Classic move after visiting a wake, where you go to Jollibee or a coffee shop before going home to 'shake off' any ghosts. It’s a Filipino superstition that became a modern-day excuse for a food trip. 'Tara, pagpag muna tayo!' The original meaning is literally just shaking a rug or blanket.
From pag- (gerund prefix) + pa- (causative/intensifying prefix) + pagpag (to shake off).
Has a very popular slang meaning: stopping somewhere after a wake or funeral to eat or hang out, based on the superstition that this 'shakes off' the spirit of the deceased so it doesn't follow you home. The primary meaning is literally shaking off dust.
🇵🇭 Kailangan ng pagpapagpag ng mga lumang kumot na galing sa baul.
🇺🇸 The old blankets from the chest need a good shaking off (of dust).
🇵🇭 Daan muna tayo sa 7-Eleven para sa pagpapagpag bago umuwi galing sa burol.
🇺🇸 Let's drop by 7-Eleven for a 'pagpag' (ritual stopover) before going home from the wake.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.