kupal
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Tagalog[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
The word has been existing and even used as an insult since the 17th century. The colloquial etymology that the word is backslang of pa-cool, from pa- + English cool, literally “trying to be cool” may be false.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔)
- (vulgar, biology) smegma; prepuce
- (vulgar, colloquial, derogatory, offensive) asshole (mean or rude person)
- Kupal ka; ang samâ ng ginagawa mong paninira sa kapatid mo.
- You ass; that's cruel of you to slander your brother.
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Adjective[edit]
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔)
- (vulgar) smegma-like
- (colloquial, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) asshole; bitch; prick
Interjection[edit]
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔)
- (colloquial, vulgar) crap!
- Kupal naman o, hanggang baywang na ang tubig-baha!
- Oh crap, the floodwaters are waist-high!
Further reading[edit]
- “kupal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 30: “Afrenta) Copal (pp) diciondo eſta palabra por afrenta”
- page 562: “Suçiedad) Copal (pp) del miembro viril, copal mo (diçe vno a otro por afrenta) la ſuçiedad de tu miembro”