budol

Tagalog

Etymology

From slang in Hiligaynon budol-budol (“swindling; chubby; cute”), an allusion to the Budol-Budol Gang which specializes in conning victims to give their money or possessions, possibly from English boodle (“illegally acquired money”). See also Aklanon buroe (“jellyfish”), Kinaray-a budul-budul (“cute”), Hiligaynon budol (“jellyfish”) and tibudol (“fat”). Also possibly a metathesis of English double, possibly from double-cross according to Zorc (1993).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbudol/ [ˈbuː.d̪ol]
• Rhymes: -udol
• Syllabification: bu‧dol

Noun

budol (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜓᜎ᜔) (slang)

1. act of cheating, swindling, or double-crossing

   Synonyms: daya, loko, gantso

   Siya ay budol ng mga manloloko.

   He was cheated by scammers.

2. act of persuading, influencing, or convincing someone into doing something

   Synonyms: kumbinsi, impluwensiya, hikayat

   Budol niya ako na sumama sa kanya sa Halloween party.

   She convinced me to come with her to a Halloween party.

3. (by extension, humorous) purchased goods, especially those that were impulsive, unplanned or unnecessary

   Marami siyang budol mula sa tindahan ng bisikleta dahil sa kanyang matinding pagnanais na mag-upgrade.

   He had a lot of impulse purchases from the bike shop because of his strong desire to make upgrades.

Derived terms

• ibudol
• mabudol
• mambubudol
• mambudol
• nabudol
• pambubudol

 

See also

• modus

 

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 25