EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Botched...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-SAB-lay/
FIL: Isang kolokyal na termino para sa isang bagay na ginawa nang hindi maayos, may pagkakamali, o hindi umabot sa inaasahang kalidad.
EN: Botched
When you aimed for "perfect" but landed on "meh, pwede na." It's that moment of epic fail, like when you confidently submit a report only to realize you sent the wrong file. It’s a presentation that crashes, a joke that doesn't land, or a dance move that ends in a slip. It's the "A for effort" of failures.
From `pa-` (prefix, can indicate manner) + `sablay` (miss, fail, not aligned).
ROOT MEANING: A miss; failure; error; off the mark
Often used to describe an action or an outcome. Can be used as an adjective (e.g., "pasablay na GFX") or an adverb (e.g., "ginawa nang pasablay").
🇵🇭 Huwag mong gawin nang pasablay ang proyekto para hindi tayo mapagalitan.
🇺🇸 Don't do the project poorly so we don't get scolded.
🇵🇭 Ang ending ng serye ay medyo pasablay, hindi nagustuhan ng mga manonood.
🇺🇸 The series finale was a bit botched, the viewers didn't like it.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.