Bisdak Words

Bangkarote means being broke;bankrupt; not able to pay debt. You might think that bangkarote is a spanish term? No-it is actually Italian phrase  “banca rotta” which means “broken bench”. YearsRead More

Kupong-kupong (n) means old times, ancient times, time immemorial. An old expression, “nineteen forgotten”, “panahon pa ni mampor” Sample Panahon pa na sa kupong-kupong (That belongs to very old time)Read More

Gi-lampurnas (v) means beat; scrub; wipe to clean something. Also used in expressions like gi-lampurnas sa Lakers ang Spurs, meaning, Spurs score is a lot behind than scores of Lakers.Read More

Wa jamo or wa yamo (expression) is borrowed term from bohol which means no money, no luck. E.g kumusta ka? ->Wa jamo (How are you? Not yet lucky) Same toRead More

Yama-yama in bisaya means bullying someone. See also: Bugal-bugal

Bangking-bangking (v)(slang), exhibition; show an ability. E.g riding a motorcycle.  

Warak (v),  out of control.  E.g Nagwarak sa discohan (Dancing out of control during disco) (Tagalog: Nagwala)

Bukot-bukot (repeated), in bisaya this means belong to the lower class or lower level. Similar but different meaning “Bukot”