Ano Yon? Ano Yan? - We want to hear from you! Browse our unique dictionary put together by four generations of Pinoys. Look up words or phrases that you've heard and want to know the meanings of. If you like our definitions, let us know. If you don't, and want to change any of them, email us by using the form below.And if you want to add words to our lists, send them to us--with or without definitions--and we'll add them on!

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Great News!

The BOOK VERSION of this Website is now available!

ANO 'YON? ANO 'YAN?

The whats and whys of being Filipino

Look for it at your favorite bookstores: Fully Booked, Powerbooks, etc.

Overseas buyers can find the book via Philippine Expressions owned by Linda Nietes in the US, National Bookstore's online store

or through this Website.

ISBN for this book is 978-971-91687-1-3.

CHECK OUT a review made by Canada's Kapisanan Philippine Centre
for Arts and Culture to know more about our book.

PLEASE READ ON and ENJOY IT --Cynthia Sta. Maria Baron

A Dictionary of Filipino Slang Words
& Idioms

(translated into English)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ NG O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

The idea is Pinoy cultural literacy. These pages won't make you fluent or help you
win a Filipino game show. We are only attempting to reinforce who you are by
collecting kwan watered down by many a night at the call center.

Arranged according to our abakada, we know our little dictionary of sorts will always be kulang-kulang. A work in progress, join us in updating this book online with what's astig and what makes you asar. Pardon the nose bleed!