telebabad

Tagalog

Etymology

From a blend of telepono (“telephone”) +‎ babad (“soaked”) and a blend of telebisyon (“television”) +‎ babad (“soaked”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /teleˈbabad/ [t̪ɛ.lɛˈbaː.bɐd̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -abad
  • Syllabification: te‧le‧ba‧bad

Noun

telebabad (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜊᜊᜇ᜔) (slang)

  1. spending a long time on the telephone
  2. binge-watching the television

Derived terms

  • magtelebabad
  • pagtetelebabad
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