EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
tacky atmosphere; low-class feeling...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Ang pangkalahatang pakiramdam o kapaligiran na nagpapahiwatig ng pagiging mababang-uri, magulo, o hindi kaaya-aya.
EN: tacky atmosphere; low-class feeling
It's not just one thing, it's the whole *aura*. That feeling you get when you walk into a place and the combination of the loud, distorted music, the questionable color scheme, and the general chaos just screams "tacky." It's the total opposite of the clean, minimalist "aesthetic" vibes. If a place gives you "squammyvibes," you probably won't be taking any Instagram pics there.
A compound of the slang 'squammy' (from 'squatter') and the English word 'vibes'.
ROOT MEANING: informal settler
A very contemporary slang term used to describe the atmosphere of a place or situation.
🇵🇭 Umalis na tayo dito, hindi ko gusto ang squammyvibes ng lugar.
🇺🇸 Let's leave, I don't like the tacky atmosphere of this place.
🇵🇭 Yung party nila, imbes na maging masaya, nagkaroon ng squammyvibes dahil sa away.
🇺🇸 Their party, instead of being fun, got low-class vibes because of the fight.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.