bandying-bandying

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• banjing-banjing

Etymology

Reduplication of English bandying (“passing about casually”), from bandy +‎ -ing. Literally, “as if passing about casually”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbandjiŋ ˈbandjiŋ/ [ˌban̪.d͡ʒɪm ˈban̪.d͡ʒɪŋ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌbandjiŋ ˈbandjiŋ/ [ˌban̪.d̪jɪm ˈban̪.d̪jɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -andjiŋ
• Syllabification: ban‧dying-ban‧dying

Noun

bándying-bándying (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔) (slang)

1. gallivanting; aimless wandering; ambitionless roaming about

   Synonyms: gala, laboy, libot

Derived terms

• pabandying-bandying

Further reading

• “bandying-bandying”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 14