EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to stand around gaping, to be clueless...
to watch vigilantly; to keep a lookout...
to be boastful, to brag...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/tu-ma-NGA-ta-NGA/
FIL: Manatiling nakatayo o nakaupo nang walang ginagawa, tila nag-iisip nang malalim o walang malay sa paligid, karaniwang may bahagyang bukas na bibig.
EN: to stand around gaping, to be clueless
That moment when your brain just buffers. You're physically present but mentally AFK. Your prof asks a question, and you just **tumanga-tanga** because you weren't listening. Or when you get scammed online because you didn't read the fine print. You were being clueless.
ROOT MEANING: stupid, foolish, idiotic
A reduplication of 'tanga' (stupid), this verb describes the action of being spaced out or clueless in a specific moment. It's mildly self-deprecating or critical.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang tumanga-tanga diyan, tulungan mo ako magbuhat nito!
🇺🇸 Don't just stand there gaping, help me lift this!
🇵🇭 Habang nagkakagulo ang lahat, siya ay tumanga-tanga lang sa isang sulok.
🇺🇸 While everyone was in a panic, he just stood cluelessly in a corner.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.