kabogera

Tagalog

Etymology

From kabog (“loud sound; fast heartbeat”) +‎ -era. The root kabog is a loose calque of English beat. Literally, “beater”, or more loosely translated as “stunner”, implying beating every other person, especially visually. Compare Filipino comedian and television personality Vice Ganda's nickname “unkabogable” which is a partial calque of English unbeatable.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaboˈɡeɾa/ [kɐ.boˈɣɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ka‧bo‧ge‧ra

Noun

kabogera (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓᜄᜒᜇ) (slang)

1. competitively flaunty person; show-off (by confidently dressing to impress)

See also

• awra