pabandying-bandying

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pa-bandying-bandying
• pa-banjing-banjing, pabanjing-banjing

Etymology

From pa- +‎ bandying-bandying, with the root being a reduplication of English bandying, from bandy +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

pabandying-bandying (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔) (slang)

1. prone to gallivanting; directionless; carefree; aimless

   Synonyms: pagala-gala, palaboy, palibot-libot

Further reading

• “pabanjing-banjing”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “pabandying-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