Bisdak Words

“Momo” from bisaya “ungo” or mythical characters, used to scare children so they will sit still, behave or sleep.

From the sound of a cat, Cebuano called a cat, “miming” or “ming-ming”.

Na hinaykan or “kay na hinaykan naman” this is a strong action word in Bisaya which means “already started” or “since it’s already been started”. Usually paired with “humanon naRead More

From cartoon movies for children, in bisaya they call it “kenkoy” or “kengkoy” or “kingkoy” hence someone says “manan-aw tag kengkoy”, let’s see a cartoon. It also denotes a funnyRead More

Tanggong means stranded, like, when somebody is out and it cannot go home yet due to heavy rain, s/he says “hulata ko ha kay natanggong pa ko sa uwan” (WaitRead More

Boring in bisaya term means whore or prostitute. See also “burikat”.

Bitik means trap, like a mouse trap. Another bisaya word is “laang”.

Litik is a bisayan term for a kind of rubber band game. There are several kind of rubber game and each game have different name. Litik is just one ofRead More