EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
don't care; unconcerned...
narration; storytelling; account...
speech; act of speaking; utterance...
Pang-uri
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/wa-PA-kels/
FIL: Isang salitang balbal na nabuo mula sa "wala akong pakialam." Ito ay nagpapahayag ng kawalan ng interes o pag-aalala sa isang bagay o sitwasyon.
EN: don't care; unconcerned
The ultimate Filipino mantra for self-preservation. It's the Tagalog version of "IDGAF" (I don't give a f*ck). When your tita asks why you're still single, or when there's new office chismis, you just go "wapakels" and sip your milk tea. It's a portmanteau of "Wala akong pakialam."
Portmanteau of Tagalog "wala akong pakialam" (I don't have a care / I don't care).
Highly informal and considered slang. Used to express indifference, sometimes defiantly or humorously.
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🇵🇭 Wapakels ako sa opinyon nila basta masaya ako.
🇺🇸 I don't care about their opinion as long as I'm happy.
🇵🇭 Sinabihan siyang tumigil pero wapakels lang siya.
🇺🇸 He was told to stop but he was just unconcerned.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.