EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to drive away; to banish; to shoo...
to be subjected to a barrage of questions or criti...
to go crazy; to go mad...
Pang-uri
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/TA-boy/
FIL: Ang pagpapaalis o pagbugaw sa isang tao, hayop, o bagay mula sa isang lugar, kadalasan sa paraang hindi maganda.
EN: to drive away; to banish; to shoo
This is what you do to a stray dog sniffing your garbage, a persistent suitor you're not interested in, or that negative thought trying to ruin your day. It's the act of saying 'Shoo! Alis! Layas!' It has a stronger, more forceful connotation than just asking someone to leave; it implies rejection. 'Itaboy' is the command form.
Used for both literal shooing of animals/people and figurative banishing of feelings or thoughts. The root word itself, 'taboy', can act as a noun for the act of shooing away.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong itaboy ang mga pusang kalye, bigyan mo na lang ng pagkain.
🇺🇸 Don't shoo away the street cats, just give them some food.
🇵🇭 Sinusubukan niyang itaboy ang masasamang alaala ng nakaraan.
🇺🇸 She is trying to banish the bad memories of the past.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.