starbs

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Clipping of English Starbucks. For the sense copying, Starbucks is a coffeehouse serving coffee, and coffee is homophonic to copy.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

starbs (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang)

  1. Starbucks
  2. (dated) copying

Usage notes[edit]

  • For sense copying, mostly used by young people belonging in the social upper class especially in Manila.