Friday, July 27, 2007

Deciphering the Filipino Gay Lingo

Gay men in the Philippines, especially those who are out, speak to each other using a colorful language that they invented, mixing English, Tagalog, Visayan, and sometimes even Japanese. Those who would hear (or read) Filipino gay slang for the first time feel like they are deciphering a Da Vinci Code.

For instance, let me tell you a story about a group of gays going to Starbucks:

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Just like any slang, Filipino gay lingo started out with replacing certain words with another term. For example, we say "award" instead of "embarrassed." We say "bet" instead of "boy crush." Eventually, gays learn to speak with a colorful vocabulary, using certain key rules:

* The J Law - Replacing the first letter of a word with "J."

Example:
Jowa - Asawa (husband, boyfriend)
Jonta - Punta (to go to a place)
Jubis - Obese

* The KY/ NY Law - Replacing the first letter with "Ky" or "Ny."

Example:
Kyota - Bata (Children)
Nyorts - A pair of shorts

* The Name Game - Replacing a word with a name (usually that of a celebrity) that sounds like it.

Example:
Julie Yap-Daza - Huli (to get caught)
Gelli de Belen - Jealous
Carmi Martin - Karma

* Plus - Adding an extra syllable, extra letters, or extra words to create a different word.

Example:
Crayola - Cry
Thunder Cats - Tanda (an old person; the slang is often called to an old gay man)
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The use of gay lingo was firstly because to avoid having other people hear what you are talking about, especially when it comes to sex. This is also a means of defying the cultural norms and creating an identity of their own.

Gay speak evolves really fast, with obsolete words and phrases being rewritten and replaced especially when non-gays learn what it means. Saying "Ano'ng happening" (What are your plans for tonight) would make you associated with the 1980s.

This language define the Philippine gay culture, and it would probably stay that way for quite a while.

Baboo!

Empress Maruja, Philippines

50 comments:

travelphilippines said...

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Pisanu for BISEAN said...
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Pisanu for BISEAN said...

For communities to distinguish itself from others, they have to create a sub-culture of their own -- even their own language. Filipino Gay Speak can be more understandable than the Filipino language itself because it is based more on English (I noticed). Did I get it right? :-)

Pisanu for BISEAN said...

Ooops! Wait a sec Empress. I don't get what you mean on your comment on my post. What being snubbed based on the changing of my post title?

My editor suggested to change the title to make it more catchy. I'm a new blogger, I don't know these things. This always happen even on my own blog. Edit, edit, edit.

Isn't this blog created for new bloggers to hone themselves and practice, practice, practice?

No snubbing here, babe. Nothing like that. It's uncalled for.

Anonymous said...

ate maruja left ako ng koment s yo s kbilang post.

with ur post nman hir, nkkaliw ever. wid a bit of susyalera feel to it. hehe.

khalel said...

I remember compiling a list of this colloquial/gay lingo during college days... It came out to be a pocket size dictionary. lolz...

Guys, this blog is named UNITED SEA. Dont forget that...

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at eto pala ang nagpa busy kay empress...ang taray hehe

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[chocoley] said...

absolutely mas masayang makipagusap in gay linggo kapag naiinis ka at gusto mong laitin in toher way!

but i don't really speak a lot though i understand these lingo. ;)

Anonymous said...

Hello po.. I'm pau from UP-Diliman.. I have some questions po.

1. are there some distinctions between between the gay speaks of the elite gays from those parloristic ones???

2. what are the comon sources of gay speak??

3. and finally, how is it passed??

these questions is for my research report in anthropology.. It would indeed be a great help if i could get some responses from you all.. Thak yu very much

Anonymous said...

hi po iam a college student and im taking up a research course and i got an interest to find about the history of gay lingo. can you give me some sites and other helpfull related literature..tnx

Anonymous said...

ahm... i suggest that you put more gay lingo words there...but it sure helped me..i really want to learn many gay lingo words because i think its nice to speak in that way..! just please add some more words or if possible..add all the gay lingo words..thank you!

Anonymous said...

ahm...i just want to ask some question....ahm..how do we traditionally translate tagalog words to gay words? pls help me! thank you very much!

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Anonymous said...

....wahahha!!!LOL..that's true..gay lingo became our national language...as I observe in this generation..well I myself also enjoy using gay lingo's..infact I am having my research about it..hope I can finish it with my limited time..hehe..

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