kakampink
Tagalog
Etymology
A blend of kakampi (“ally”) + English pink, the color associated with Robredo's campaign.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kakamˈpiŋk/ [kɐ.xɐmˈpiŋk]
- Rhymes: -iŋk
- Syllabification: ka‧kam‧pink
Noun
kakampínk (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜃ᜔) (Philippine politics, slang)
- a supporter of 14th Philippine vice-president Leni Robredo on her 2022 Philippine presidential election campaign
- 2021 November 23, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, quotee, “Leni, Kiko hold joke session; ask supporters to spread joy, happiness”, in Manila Bulletin:
- At kami, tayo po, araw-araw sa nakikita naming pagkukusa po ninyo, napapangiti rin kami, dahil ramdam namin ng pagmamahal ninyong mga kakampink at ng ating mga kababayan.
- And us, because we see you volunteering every day, you make us smile, too, because we can feel your love, kakampinks and our fellowmen.
- 2022 May 16, “VP Leni, mga anak sinalubong ng ilang ‘kakampink’ sa New York [VP Leni, children met by ‘kakampink’ in New York]”, in ABS CBN News:
- Masayang sinalubong ng mga “kakampink” sa New York sina Vice President Leni Robredo at mga anak niya paglapag ng kanilang eroplano mula Pilipinas.
- Her “kakampink” supporters in New York greet Vice President Leni Robredo and her children as their plane arrives from the Philippines.
See also
References
- “Leni, Kiko hold joke session; ask supporters to spread joy, happiness”, in Manila Bulletin, 2021 November 23: “Kakampink is a combination of the words ‘kakampi (ally)’ and ‘pink,’ the campaign color of Robredo.”
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