EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
stopgap...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/TA-kip BU-tas/
FIL: Isang pansamantalang pamalit o solusyon na ginagamit upang punan ang isang kakulangan, madalas ay hindi ang pinakamainam na pagpipilian.
EN: stopgap
This is the ultimate 'hugot' word. It's when you feel like you're just a rebound, a 'panakip-butas.' You're the substitute player called in because the main character wasn't available. You're the instant coffee when they really want a brewed one. Basically, you're the second choice, the temporary fix. Aray ko beh.
Compound of Tagalog 'takip' (cover) and 'butas' (hole). Literally, 'hole cover.'
Highly idiomatic. Used to describe people, things, or solutions that are merely temporary or second-best.
🇵🇭 Ayokong maging takip-butas lang habang hinihintay mo siyang bumalik.
🇺🇸 I don't want to be just a placeholder while you wait for him to come back.
🇵🇭 Ang pag-utang para bayaran ang isa pang utang ay solusyong takip-butas lamang.
🇺🇸 Borrowing money to pay another debt is just a stopgap solution.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.