konyo
See also: Konyo
Tagalog
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)
- (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
- a person who belongs to wealthy English-speaking families
- a wealthy Anglophone person, often raised or living in a subdivision village (gated community)
- (archaic) a person who belongs to wealthy Spanish-speaking families
Related terms
- konyita
- konyito
- Konyo
Interjection
konyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (archaic, vulgar)
- Expression of worry, failure, shock, displeasure, surprise, etc.: damn!
See also
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