tomguts
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtomɡuts/ [ˈt̪om.ɡʊt̪s]
- Rhymes: -omɡuts
- Syllabification: tom‧guts
Adjective
[edit]tomguts (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜄᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)
- (back slang, slang) hungry
- 1992, Tony Perez, Cubao 1980 at iba pang mga katha: unang sigaw ng Gay Liberation Movement sa Pilipinas, →ISBN:
- Pare, tomguts na 'ko. Du'n na lang tayo kina Rick, sabi ni Butch. Si Rick, kaibigan ni Butch. Sward iyon, gumugupit nung buhok. Me puwesto sa Parmers', sa seken plor. Noon kasi, nagpunta na kami ke Rick, nagpagupit kami nang libre.
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- 2001, Qui Parle:
- Butch's refrain, Alaws tayo ngayon [We've got none now], is matched by Tom's, Tomguts na ko, a slang expression for "I'm hungry" which makes of the word “ hungry" [gutom], a play on his name. This absence disables them from acting like real ...
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- 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Sibol Sa MGA Guho, de La Salle University, →ISBN:
- Tomguts na 'kong talaga." "Talagang 'yan ang gusto mo todits sa oblo," kasabay ang kapirasong tawa. "Walang talagang gutom." "Laging me rantso kahit pa'no." Naisip niya na hindi naging matagal ang pagkakatulog niya kangina sa tarima ...
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- Tagalog terms suffixed with -s
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/omɡuts/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog adjectives
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog back slang
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