EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
scared, afraid...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/sho-KOT/
FIL: Isang salitang balbal para sa "takot".
EN: scared, afraid
Gay lingo for 'takot'. It's 'takot' but make it fabulous. You say this when you're scared but you still want to sound chic. 'Shokot ako sa multo, mars!' (I'm scared of ghosts, girl!). It's the fear you feel when your boss messages you 'Can we talk?'
From 'takot' (scared), with syllables reversed ('kot-ta') and playfully altered to 'shokot', a common pattern in Filipino gay lingo (Swardspeak).
ROOT MEANING: fear / afraid, scared
Primarily used in informal conversations and gay lingo (Swardspeak).
🇵🇭 Mars, shokot na akong buksan ang electric bill ko.
🇺🇸 Girl, I'm scared to open my electric bill.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang ma-shokot, hindi naman nangangagat 'yan.
🇺🇸 Don't be scared, it doesn't bite.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.