EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
something that is mentally taxing (colloquial); so...
Christmas gift (usually asked for)...
will enter; going to work/school...
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/pam-pa-du-GO/
FIL: Anumang bagay na nagiging sanhi ng pagdurugo. Sa kolokyal na gamit, tumutukoy ito sa isang gawain na napakahirap sa pag-iisip, na parang 'nagpapadugo ng ilong.'
EN: something that is mentally taxing (colloquial); something that causes bleeding
Literally, it's something that makes you bleed. But 99% of the time, you'll hear this used for something that gives you a 'nosebleed'—Filipino slang for struggling with a complex problem or difficult English. That advanced calculus exam? Pampadugo. Trying to understand a legal document? Pampadugo. Listening to your boss use corporate jargon for 30 minutes? Definitely pampadugo.
Mula sa unlaping `pampa-` (inducer of) + `dugo` (blood).
The colloquial meaning related to 'nosebleed' (pampadugo ng ilong) is extremely common and refers to mental exhaustion, not literal bleeding.
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🇵🇭 Ang pagsusulit sa abogasya ay tunay na pampadugo ng utak.
🇺🇸 The bar exam is truly mentally taxing (lit. brain-bleeding).
🇵🇭 Ayokong kausapin 'yan, pampadugo ng ilong kausap.
🇺🇸 I don't want to talk to him, talking to him is mentally exhausting (lit. nosebleed-inducing).
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.