kupal

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)

  1. (biology) smegma; prepuce
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) asshole (mean or rude person)
    Kupal ka; ang sama ng ginagawa mong paninira sa kapatid mo.
    You ass; that's cruel of you to slander your brother.

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Adjective

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kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)

  1. smegma-like
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) asshole; bitch; prick

Interjection

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kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)

  1. (colloquial) crap!
    Kupal naman o, hanggang baywang na ang tubig-baha!
    Oh crap, the floodwaters are waist-high!

Further reading

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  • 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”

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