wakanga

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Philippine Hokkien 我空 (óa khàng--a!, my heavens!; OMG!; wow!, expletive). Compare with Mandarin 我的天 (wǒ de tiān, my heavens!) and Mandarin 天啊 (tiān a, heavens!).

Interjection

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wakanga

  1. (colloquial, humorous, potentially offensive) Expression of surprise or anger mimicking Chinese people who are said to use it in anger or surprise.; ching chong

See also

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References

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  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press