EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to sabotage a courtship...
to show off; to flaunt...
to send; to convey; to cause to arrive...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/tor-PI-do/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagsira o paghadlang sa panliligaw ng isang tao, kadalasan ay ginagawa ng isang kaibigan o karibal.
EN: to sabotage a courtship
In Pinoy slang, this is when you try to help a 'torpe' friend court someone, but you mess it up so badly you ruin their chances. Or worse, when you intentionally sabotage their efforts. It's like being a wingman who crashes the plane.
A playful extension of 'torpe'. The idea is that you are 'torpedoing' or sinking their romantic chances.
ROOT MEANING: romantically shy
This is a slang or colloquial term derived from 'torpe'. The verb can be conjugated ('Tinorpedo niya ako!'). The noun form for the person doing the action is also 'torpedo'.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mo akong i-torpedo kay crush, pare!
🇺🇸 Don't sabotage my chances with my crush, bro!
🇵🇭 Siya ang torpedo sa grupo, laging sinisira ang diskarte ng iba.
🇺🇸 He's the saboteur in the group, always ruining the others' moves.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.