EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to ask to be slapped; to let oneself be slapped...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-sam-PAL/
FIL: Ang paghiling o pagpapahintulot na sampalin ng ibang tao, kadalasan bilang pagpapahayag ng matinding pagsisisi o pagkadismaya sa sarili.
EN: to ask to be slapped; to let oneself be slapped
This is peak Filipino drama. You say this when you've done something so stupid or unbelievable, you feel you deserve a slap to wake you up. "Bes, nag-reply ako sa ex ko." "OMG, gusto mo **pasampal**?" It's a rhetorical question, mostly. You're not *actually* asking for a slap, you're just expressing extreme regret or 'gigil'.
From `pa-` (request/permissive prefix) + `sampal` (slap).
ROOT MEANING: Slap
Used hyperbolically to express regret or foolishness. Can function as an imperative verb or a noun representing the act.
🇵🇭 Naniwala ako sa mga pangako niya, parang gusto kong pasampal sa sarili ko.
🇺🇸 I believed his promises, I feel like I want someone to slap me.
🇵🇭 Sa sobrang kalokohan niya, sabi niya sa kaibigan niya, 'Pasampal nga, isa lang, para matauhan ako.'
🇺🇸 Because of his foolishness, he told his friend, 'Please slap me, just once, to bring me to my senses.'
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.