konyo
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See also: Konyo
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish coño (“cunt; pussy”). The sense referring to “coming from a wealthy family” is said to have come from high-class people who curse “Coño!” during the 1950s. Compare English conyo. See also English valley girl, Spanish fresa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
konyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- (slang, slightly derogatory) a person who speaks in a pretentious and bratty way such as having an unnatural manner of code-mixing between Tagalog and English or speaking in an accent associated to a privileged social class
- (slang) a person who belongs to wealthy English-speaking families.
- (slang) a wealthy Anglophone person, often raised or living in a subdivision village (gated community).
- (slang, archaic) a person who belongs to wealthy Spanish-speaking families.
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Interjection[edit]
konyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)