EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
care; concern (used negatively)...
Act of getting wet, being drenched...
Blessing, benediction...
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/pa-KELS/
FIL: Isang kolokyal na salita na hango sa "pakialam" at ginagamit upang ipahiwatig ang kawalan ng interes o pag-aalala.
EN: care; concern (used negatively)
The ultimate Filipino word for 'I don't give a damn.' It's the shorter, sassier, and more dismissive cousin of 'pakialam.' When someone says 'Wala akong pakels,' they've reached peak unbothered, moisturized, happy, in their lane, focused, flourishing status. It's the verbal equivalent of an eye-roll and a hair flip.
A slang shortening and modification of `pakialam` (to care, to meddle).
ROOT MEANING: concern; meddling
Highly informal and colloquial. Used in expressions like 'Wala akong pakels' (I don't have a care / I don't care) or 'May pakels ka ba?' (Do you even care?).
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🇵🇭 Kahit anong sabihin ng mga chismosa, wala akong pakels.
🇺🇸 Whatever the gossipers say, I don't have a care (I don't care).
🇵🇭 Seryoso, may pakels ka pa ba sa kanya pagkatapos ng lahat?
🇺🇸 Seriously, do you still have any concern for him after everything?
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.