ek-ek

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔekʔek/ [ˈʔɛk.ʔɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -ekʔek
• Syllabification: ek-ek

Etymology 1

From pekpek.

Noun

ek-ek (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜁᜃ᜔) (slang)

1. vagina

   Synonym: puki

2. sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: seks, pagtatalik

See also

• nek-nek mo

 

Etymology 2

Reduplication of ek, clipping of ekyem, from backslang of keme/kiyeme, from Spanish qué eme (literally “what (the) shit”). Literally, “what what; as if what”. See also ano-ano (literally “what what”).

Noun

ek-ek (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜁᜃ᜔) (slang)

1. act of playing coy
2. nonsense

   Synonym: eme

3. stuff; whatchamacallit; thingy; thingamajig

   Synonyms: eme, ano, kuwan

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN