tsibay

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Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 膣屄 (chi-bai, “vagina”). Originally part of the derogatory expression, "wákang insik, tsíbay!" (“Expression used to tease or insult a Chinese person”).[1][2]

Interjection

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tsíbay

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) Expression used to tease or insult a Chinese person.
    Synonyms: Tsekwa, wakang, Insik

Usage notes

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  • Usage of the term is usually particularly offensive or provocative as a derogatory ethnic slur from its crude or pejorative connotations in the past, especially to Chinese Filipinos.

References

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  1. ^ John U. Wolff (1972) A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[1]
  2. ^ John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan. Volume II‎[2]
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