International Cursing & Swearing Dictionary

Cursing & Swearing Dictionary

Tagalog Insults

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	amputek - [edit]
Pronounced	am-poo-tek
Literally	none.
Practical Usage	Mild. Evolved from the insult "Ang putang ina mo" wherein "putang ina" is replaced with "putek" (lit. "putik" meaning "mud"). Thus, "Amputek". Used as an interjection almost all the time: "Ang hirap nito amputek." (Shit, this is hard.)

	bing ning la - [edit]
Pronounced	bing ning la
Literally	fuck my ass

	bobo - [edit]
Pronounced	bo-bo
Literally	stupid
Practical Usage	You are so stupid: "Bobo ka talaga!" You are a stupid person: "Bobo!" This is stupidity: "Kabobohan 'to!" Female form - Boba

	bobo ka ba? - [edit]
Pronounced	bo bo kah bah
Literally	are you stupid?
Practical Usage	use this when someones being stupid

	bwiset - [edit]
Pronounced	boo-we-set
Literally	damn it, damn you!
Practical Usage	Not a used a lot in derogatory form but also interjection form. Ex. "Bwiset!" Meaning: Oh balls, I forgot!

	chinga tu madre - [edit]
Pronounced	cheenga tuh maadrey
Literally	fuck your mother
Practical Usage	Hey puto, chinga tu madre!!!

	gago - [edit]
Pronounced	ga-go
Literally	crazy idiot
Practical Usage	Used to refer to someone who does crazy things for stupid reasons. Female form: Gaga.

	hindot - [edit]
Pronounced	hin'dot
Literally	fuck off!
Practical Usage	A derogatory word used in southern Philippines. A mild form of Putang ina mo.

	jakol - [edit]
Pronounced	jah-kol
Literally	masturbate

	kantot - [edit]
Pronounced	can-tot
Literally	to fuck

	kapal ng mukha - [edit]
Pronounced	ka-pal ng mu-ka
Literally	thick face
Practical Usage	Used to refer to a shameless person, thus thick-skinned. "Kapal ng mukha mong magpakita dito!" (You've got some nerve showing yourself here!) Shortcut: kapalmuks.

	pul deg - [edit]
Pronounced	pool dei
Literally	fuck you / fuck off

	putang ina mo - [edit]
Pronounced	puh-tang ee-nah moh
Literally	your mom's a whore
Practical Usage	Tagalog equivalent of "Son of a bitch". May be used as an interjection, i.e. "Putang ina, ang ganda nito!" (Sonofabitch, this is great!) Shortcut: "Tangina"

	putang ina mo - [edit]
Pronounced	puh-tang i-nah moh
Literally	son of a bitch; son of a prostitute

	tanga - [edit]
Pronounced	tanga
Literally	stupid, or more accurately, careless
Practical Usage	You are so stupid: "Ang tanga mo!" What is this stupidity?: "Anong katangahan ito?" Stupid person: "Tanga", "Tange", or "Tangengot"

	tarantado - [edit]
Pronounced	ta-ran-ta-do
Literally	bastard
Practical Usage	Can be used in conjunction with other insults, i.e. "Tarantado pala 'tong putang inang gago eh!" (This bastard's a stupid son of a bitch!) May be a harsher form of "gago."

	walang hiya - [edit]
Pronounced	wah-lang hee-ya (short 'a' sound)
Literally	shameless
Practical Usage	Mild insult. "Walang hiya ka! Sino ka ba sa tingin mo?" (You shameless person! Who do you think you are?) Shortcut is "Langya", may be used as an interjection, i.e. "Langya, nakakagago lang eh!" (Fuck, this makes me feel stupid!)

	yawa - [edit]
Pronounced	yah-wa
Literally	demon
Practical Usage	Bisaya. "Yawa lagi ka ay." (You're a fucker.) Used as an interjection, i.e. "Yawa-a ani uy!" (This is bad!) (Ambiguous in meaning if used in this sentence, as it can also mean "This is awesome!")