kwakang

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Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ellipsis of Insek kwakang baboy tikangkang (literally Chinese (laborer), I work and pose like a pig!) or Ellipsis of Insik wakang, kaon, kalibang (literally Chinese (laborer), I work, eat, and shit!),[1] which were old derogatory visayan limericks repeatedly sang by children on the streets during the late 1800s. The word itself in the limericks is originally borrowed from Hokkien (guá kang, I work). The first letter might be influenced from the last letter of Insik from the limericks. Compare with Tagalog beho.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: kwa‧kang

Interjection

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kwákang

  1. (ethnic slur, slang, derogatory, offensive) Expression used to tease Chinese people or Filipinos of Chinese descent.

Noun

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kwakang

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) a person with Chinese-like facial features; a Chinese person or Filipino of Chinese descent

Usage notes

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  • Usage of the term is usually particularly offensive or provocative as a derogatory ethnic slur from its crude or pejorative connotations in the past, especially to Chinese Filipinos.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ John U. Wolff (1972) A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1]