EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
suck-up, sycophant...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/sup-SOP/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang taong labis na pumupuri o naglilingkod sa isang may kapangyarihan upang makuha ang pabor nito; sipsip.
EN: suck-up, sycophant
The office "Bida ang Saya" kid who laughs at the boss's unfunny jokes, brings them coffee every morning, and CC's them in emails that have nothing to do with them. They're not being nice, they're playing the game. Also the literal act of sucking, like with a straw, but nobody uses it that way in gossip.
Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of sucking.
Carries a strong negative connotation. Often used interchangeably with 'sipsip'.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang maging supsop sa boss para lang ma-promote.
🇺🇸 Don't be a suck-up to the boss just to get promoted.
🇵🇭 Kilala siya sa opisina bilang pinakamatinding supsop.
🇺🇸 He is known in the office as the biggest sycophant.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.