jeproks

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Backslang and corruption of English projects, a reference to the Projects, public housing districts of Quezon City.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒepɾoks/ [ˈd͡ʒɛp.ɾoks]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈdjepɾoks/ [ˈd̪jɛp.ɾoks]
  • Rhymes: -epɾoks
  • Syllabification: jep‧roks

Adjective

jeproks (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang)

  1. hippie
  2. casually dressed
    Synonym: koboy
  3. weird
    Synonyms: kakaiba, kakatuwa

Noun

jeproks (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang)

  1. hippie

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “jeproks”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “jeproks”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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