Swardspeak

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|Jowa (variant diminutive: Jowabelle/Jowabels)

|Asawa (spouse, usually female)

|Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon

|Gora (variant diminutive: Gorabelle/Gorabels)

|to go (to a place)

|English

|Shupatembang, Shupated, Jupiter

|Kapatíd (sibling)

|Tagalog

|Shunga

|Tangá (idiot)

|Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon

|Julalay

|Alalay (assistant)

|Tagalog

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|Kyota

|Batà (child)

|Tagalog

|Nyorts

|Shorts

|English

|Nyormville

|FarmVille

|English

|Kyoho

|Mabahò (stinking)

|Tagalog

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|Jotis (a very small amount)

|Jutay (a small amount)

|Cebuano, Hiligaynon

|Jubis (very fat)

|obese

|English

|Jomba

|fat

|English

|Taroosh (very bitchy)

|Taray (bitchy)

|Tagalog

|Baboosh (goodbye)

|Babay/Bye-bye

|Philippine English

|Itech (this)

|Itó (this)

|Tagalog

|Sinetch (who)

|Sinó (who)

|Tagalog

|Anech? (what, usually exclamatory)

|Anó? (what)

|Tagalog

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|Haller/Heller

|Hello

|English

|Kalurkey

|Kaloka (insanely [entertaining], maddening, crazy)

|Tagalog (from Spanish loca)

|Gander

|Gandá (beautiful)

|Tagalog

|Walley

|Walâ (nothing)

|Tagalog

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|Ilij (no, not)

|Dili (no, not)

|Cebuano

|Bayu (lover, boyfriend)

|Uyab (lover)

|Cebuano

|Nial (bad, unpleasant)

|Lain (bad, unpleasant)

|Cebuano, Hiligaynon

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|Crayola (to cry, to be sad)

|Cry

|English

|Antibiotic (obnoxious, unpleasant)

|Antipátika (obnoxious, unpleasant)

|Tagalog (from Spanish antipática)

|Liberty (free)

|Libre (free)

|Tagalog (from Spanish libre)

|Career/Karír ('to take seriously', in the sense of "they turned it into their career", used as a verb, e.g. karirin, "to career", kinareer)

|Career

|English

|Fillet O'Fish (to be attracted to someone)

|Feel (to sympathize)

|English

|Kapé / Capuccino / Coffeemate (to be realistic)

|'Wake up and smell the coffee.' (a humorous corruption of 'Wake up and smell the roses')

|Philippine English

|Thundercats (old, or the elderly, particularly old gay men)

|Matandà (old)

|Tagalog

|Chiminey Cricket (housemaid)

|Deliberate corruption of Jiminy Cricket, Chimáy (Tagalog slang for housemaid)

|Tagalog

|Warla (war, fight, quarrel)

|War

|English

|Nota (penis)

|Description as musical note

|Tagalog

|Pocahontas (prostitute)

|Pokpok (slang for 'prostitute')

|Tagalog

|Pagoda Cold Wave Lotion (tired, exhausted)

|A locally available brand of cold wave lotion for setting permanent waves, and pagód (tired, exhausted)

|Tagalog

|Mudra (mother, also used to refer to female friends with children)

|Madre (mother)

|Spanish, Portuguese

|Pudra (father, also used to refer to male friends with children)

|Padre (father)

|Spanish, Portuguese

|Hammer (prostitute)

|Pokpok (slang for 'prostitute), Pokpok (onomatopoeic Tagalog word 'to pound', 'to hammer')

|Tagalog, English

|Biyuti/Beyooti (beautiful, pretty)

|Beauty, word play of Cebuano bayot ('gay')

|English, Cebuano

|Silahis (bisexual male, often flamboyant)

|Silahis ([sun]beam, ray)

|Tagalog

|Boyband (fat kid)

|A pun on Tagalog baboy ('pig')

|Tagalog, English

|G.I. Joe (A foreign lover, particularly American)

|Acronym for 'Gentleman Idiot'

|English

|Opposition Party (a social occasion with a lot of expected problems)

|Pun on political opposition

|English

|Egyptian Airlines (jeepney)

|jeepney, jeep (or dyip in Tagalog)

|English

|Geisha (he is gay)

|gay siya

|English, Tagalog

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|Julie Andrew (to be caught cheating)

|Hulì (Tagalog, 'to be caught')

|'Julie' rhymes with 'Huli', and references the British actress Julie Andrews

|Gelli de Belén (jealous)

|Jealous

|Gelli de Belen

|Winnie Cordero (to win, have won)

|Win

|Winnie Cordero

|Luz Valdez (to lose, have lost)

|Lose

|Luz Valdez

|Toy Story (toy, or any other kind of plaything)

|toy

|Toy Story

|Julanis Morissette (raining)

|ulan (Tagalog, 'rain')

|Alanis Morissette

|Jinit Jackson (hot weather)

|init (Tagalog, 'hot')

|Janet Jackson

|Tommy Lee Jones / Tom Jones (hungry)

|Tom-guts (Tagalog syllable switching slang for gutóm, hungry)

|Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Jones

|Stress Drilon (stress)

|stress

|Ces Oreña-Drilon

|Haggardo Versoza (haggard)

|haggard (exhausted, tired)

|Gardo Versoza

|X-Men (formerly appearing to be heterosexual, coming out, especially from being hypermasculine to effeminate)

|'Ex-man'

|X-Men

|Fayatollah Kumenis (thin)

|Payát (Tagalog, 'thin')

|Ayatollah Khomeini

|Barbra Streisand (to be rejected bluntly, blocked)

|Bará (Tagalog, 'to block', including verbally)

|Barbra Streisand

|Muriah Carrey (cheap)

|Mura (Tagalog, 'cheap')

|Mariah Carey

|Lupita Kashiwahara (cruel)

|Lupít (Tagalog, 'cruel')

|Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara (A Filipina film and television director, and sister of assassinated Senator Benigno Aquino Jr.)

|Carmi Martin (karma)

|Karma

|Carmi Martin

|Rita Gómez (irritating, annoying)

|Nakaka-iritá (Tagalog, 'irritating')

|Rita Gómez

|Mahalia Jackson (expensive)

|Mahál (Tagalog 'expensive', 'precious', 'dear')

|Mahalia Jackson

|Anaconda (traitor, to betray)

|Ahas (Tagalog slang, 'to betray', literally 'snake')

|Anaconda (film)

|Badinger Z (homosexual)

|Badíng (Tagalog derogatory slang 'homosexual')

|Mazinger Z (anime)

|Taxina Hong Kingston (to wait for a taxicab)

|Taxi

|Maxine Hong Kingston

|Noël Coward (No)

|No

|Noël Coward

|Oprah Winfrey (promise)

|Promise

|Oprah Winfrey

|Sharon Cuneta (yes, sure)

|Sure

|Sharon Cuneta

|Mag-Sharon (To Sharon)

|Take home leftover food from parties. Derived from the lines "Balutin mo ako sa liwanag ng iyong pagmamahal" (Wrap me in the light of your love) of Cuneta's single Bituing Walang Ningning.{{Cite news |date=July 1, 2023 |title=Sharon Cuneta sings 'Balutin mo ako' while taking out food at birthday party |work=GMA News |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/901061/sharon-cuneta-sings-balutin-mo-ako-while-taking-out-food-at-birthday-party/story/}}{{Cite news |last=Santos |first=Rhea Manila |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Sharon Cuneta reacts to the viral ‘Balutin Mo Ako’ meme |work=ABS-CBN |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2023/7/6/sharon-cuneta-reacts-to-the-viral-balutin-mo-ako-meme-907}}

|Sharon Cuneta

|Jesus Christ Superstar

|Resurrection

|Jesus Christ Superstar

|Optimus Prime (Fashion makeover, to change into more fashionable clothing)

|Transformation

|Optimus Prime

|Churchill (high society)

|Sosyál

|Winston Churchill

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|Drama (also means the adjective 'dramatic')

|Melodrama, exaggeration, drama [queen]

|English

|Carry/Keri

|To carry [oneself well], manageable

|English

|Siete Pecados

|Nosy, gossipmonger

|Spanish, 'seven sins'

|Puñeta (also spelt punyeta)

|General profanity, roughly equivalent to 'fuck'

|Spanish slang, with varying degrees of perceived obscenity. Literally 'in a fist'.

|Chiquito

|Small

|Spanish, 'small'

|Coño (also spelt 'konyo')

|High society, especially [affluent] socialites who speak Taglish exclusively

|Spanish slang, 'vagina'

|Otoko

|Manly man

|Japanese, 男 (otoko)

|Berru

|Beer

|Japanese, ビール (bīru)

|Watashi

|Me, I

|Japanese, 私 (watashi)

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! scope="col" width="300" |Translation into swardspeak

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|Ako ay may lobo

Lumipád sa langit

Di ko na nakità

Pumutók na palá

Sayang lang ang pera,

Pinambilí ng lobo

Sa pagkain sana,

Nabusóg pa ako.

|Aketch ai may lobing

Flylalou sa heaven

Witchels ko na nasightness

Jumutók lang pala

Sayang lang ang anda

Pinang buysung ng lobing

Kung lafangertz sana

Nabusóg pa aketch

|I had a balloon

It flew up to the sky

I couldn't see it anymore

[Didn't know] it had popped

Money was just a waste

Buying the balloon

Had I bought food instead

At least I would have been full

! scope="col" width="300" |Original version

! scope="col" width="300" |Translation into swardspeak

! scope="col" width="300" |Approximate English translation{{cite web |url= http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=1017&c=20 |title= Philippines Children's Songs and Nursery Rhymes|author= Lisa Yannucci |date= |publisher= mamalisa.com|accessdate=25 December 2010}}

|Bahay kubò, kahit muntî

Ang halaman doón,

Ay sari-sarì

Singkamás, at talóng,

Sigarilyas at manî

Sitaw, bataw, patani

Kundól, patola, upo’t kalabasa

At saka meron pa

Labanós, mustasa

Sibuyas, kamatis, bawang at luya

Sa paligid-ligid

Ay puno ng lingá

|Valer kuberch, kahit jutey

Ang julamantrax denchi,

Ay anek-anek.

Nyongkamas at nutring,

Nyogarilyas at kipay.

Nyipay, nyotaw, jutani.

Kundol, fyotola, kyupot jolabastrax

At mega join-join pa

Jobanos, nyustasa,

Nyubuyak, nyomatis, nyowang at luyax

And around the keme

Ay fulnes ng linga.

|Nipa hut, though it be small

The plants it houses

Are sundry and all

Jicama and eggplant,

Winged bean and peanut

String bean, hyacinth bean, lima bean.

Wax gourd, luffa,

long gourd and squash,

And then there is also white radish, mustard greens,

Onion, tomato,

Garlic, and ginger

And all around

Are sesame seeds.