Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Only in Bisaya

Here are the definitions of some bisaya jargon. Enjoy!

1. Branawt
- loss of electrical power

2. pa kodak
- to take picture

3. kolget
- basically means toothpaste

4. pridgeder
- a storage for cooling food and refreshments

5. kook it
- coca cola 8 oz

6. sing along
- a musical household component with an auxilary microphone

7. teep
- cassette or any cartridge

8. chit
- restaurant bill

9. ban-id
- a small, self-adhesive dressing for simple wounds

10. warless
- a telephone deprived of its wire; a place somewhere in mandaue

11. santan
- a certain lotion used when going to the beach to protect the skin from the sun

12. chess
- a yellowish dairy product commonly used in sandwiches and burgers

13. lards
- when one does not prefer small or regular sizes

14. termos
- a container used to store hot water

15. flag letret
- a ceremonial raising or lowering of the Philippine flag in schools

16. shades
- a tinted, stylish eyeglasses

17. snober
- street candy; especially used post yosi

18. anesay
- a rule used in street basketball or pick up games when no referee is available

19. kingkoy
- animated TV shows

20. johnson buds
- used for cleaning the ears