jowa
Tagalog
Etymology
Alteration of asawa or possibly a metathesis of the first syllables of "walang joga", literally "no play" implying a serious relationship
Noun
jowa
- (colloquial, usually gay slang) spouse; lover; girlfriend, or boyfriend
- 2015, Gretisbored, THE JILTED BRIDE, Margaret S. Sanapo
- Ganyan lang iyan dahil may pinagdadaanan," anas ko din sa bakla. "Baka nagdududa sa ating dalawa, hindi kaya? Baka iniisip na jowa mo ako. Yuck, kadiri! Hinding-hindi kita papatulan." "As if naman papatulan kita. Bwisit kang bakla ka!
- 2002, Corazon D. Villareal, Lily Rose R. Tope, Patricia May B. Jurilla, Ruptures & Departures (→ISBN)
- Usage: Sobrang majubis naman ang jowa mo, sister. May unan ka na, may kama ka pa! In the name of fun. One good thing about the insults is that the speaker is not poking fun at or insulting only the addressee or other people. The insult may ...