EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Moody; temperamental...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/TO-yo/
FIL: Isang kolokyal na termino na tumutukoy sa pagiging sumpungin, madaling magbago ang kalooban, o pagpapakita ng hindi inaasahang pag-uugali. Ito ay isang paglalaro sa pariralang 'may toyo sa utak.'
EN: Moody; temperamental
This is the 'soy sauce in the brain' syndrome. When someone is being moody, unpredictable, or just plain weird for no reason, you say 'May toyo 'yan.' It's the Pinoy way of describing someone's sudden shift in mood, like when your friend is laughing one minute and then deadma the next. It’s the unofficial diagnosis for PMS, mid-life crisis, and random tantrums.
From the idiom 'may toyo sa utak' (has soy sauce in the brain), implying something is amiss in the head.
Highly colloquial and informal. Used to describe a person's erratic or moody behavior. Often used humorously.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo munang kausapin si boss, mukhang may toyo ngayon.
🇺🇸 Don't talk to the boss yet, it seems he's moody today.
🇵🇭 Bakit ka ganyan? May toyo ka na naman ba?
🇺🇸 Why are you like that? Are you being temperamental again?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.