Bisdak Words

Adapted from Chinese to mean “grandfather”.   See also Impo.

Adapted from Chinese which means “grandmother”.   See also Ingkong.

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

Pokpok in tagalog means whore or prostitute but in bisaya this means to hammer. See boring or burikat.

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