salitang ipis

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “cockroach language”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saliˌtaŋ ˈʔipis/ [sɐ.lɪˌt̪aŋ ˈʔiː.pɪs]
  • Rhymes: -ipis
  • Syllabification: sa‧li‧tang i‧pis

Noun

salitáng ipis (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜉᜒᜐ᜔) (LGBTQ slang)

  1. a type of gay talk
Examples
  • Ikaw naman! : Ikiws nimins!
  • Wa ako pupunta. : Wis ikis pipintis.
  • Sino naman ito? : Sinis namins itis?

Usage notes

  • The rule of this speech is changing the vowels to ⟨i⟩ then adding ⟨s⟩ at the end. The first vowel may or may not be changed into ⟨i⟩.

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 123
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