EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
lame; no effect; nothing...
read (past tense)...
got wet...
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/wa-LEY/
FIL: Isang salitang balbal na nangangahulugang 'wala'. Ginagamit din upang ipahiwatig na ang isang bagay ay hindi nakakatawa, walang bisa, o hindi nagustuhan.
EN: lame; no effect; nothing
The Swardspeak (gay lingo) version of 'wala'. It's more than just 'nothing'. It's a whole mood. When a joke falls flat? 'Waley.' When your crush doesn't notice your new haircut? 'Waley.' When your grand plan fails spectacularly? 'Mega-waley!' It's the sassy, slightly disappointed, and infinitely more expressive cousin of the boring old 'wala'.
From Tagalog `wala` (none), popularized through Swardspeak (Filipino gay lingo).
ROOT MEANING: none; nothing; absent
Highly informal and colloquial. Often used to express disappointment or that something is not funny.
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🇵🇭 Nag-joke siya pero waley, walang tumawa.
🇺🇸 He told a joke but it was lame, no one laughed.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan ko siyang suyuin pero waley pa rin, galit pa rin siya.
🇺🇸 I tried to win her over but still nothing, she's still mad.
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