konyo

See also: Konyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish coño (cunt; pussy) or Spanish de nuevo cuño ((of a person) who has recently entered a profession, union or social class.). The sense referring to “coming from a wealthy family” is said to have come from high-class people who curse “Coño!” during the 1950s. Compare English conyo. See also English valley girl, Spanish fresa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkonjo/, [ˈko.ɲo]
  • Hyphenation: kon‧yo

Noun

konyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (slang)

  1. (slightly derogatory) a person who speaks in a pretentious and bratty way such as having an unnatural manner of code-mixing between Tagalog and English or speaking in an accent associated to a privileged social class
  2. a person who belongs to wealthy English-speaking families
  3. a wealthy Anglophone person, often raised or living in a subdivision village (gated community)
  4. (archaic) a person who belongs to wealthy Spanish-speaking families

Interjection

konyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (archaic, vulgar)

  1. Expression of worry, failure, shock, displeasure, surprise, etc.: damn!

See also

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