yosi

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• yosig

Etymology

Backslang formed from the initial and final syllables of sigarilyo (“cigarette”): si-ga-ril-yo → yo-si

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjosi/ [ˈjo.s̪ɪ]
• Hyphenation: yo‧si

Noun

yosi (Badlit spelling ᜌᜓᜐᜒ)

1. (slang, back slang) cigarette

Chamicuro

Proper noun

yosi

1. God

Tagalog

Etymology

Backslang formed from the initial and final syllables of sigarilyo (“cigarette”): si-ga-ril-yo → yo-si.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjosi/ [ˈjoː.sɪ]
• Rhymes: -osi
• Syllabification: yo‧si

Noun

yosi (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜐᜒ) (slang, back slang)

1. cigarette

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sigarilyo

   • 2006, Carla M. Pacis, Eugene Y. Evasco, Bagets: an anthology of Filipino young adult fiction, University of the Philippines Press, →ISBN:

     Nang minsang tensiyonado na 'ko sa pagtira dahil nauuwi na sa pustahan ang laro ay inabutan ako ni Arnel ng yosi. "Pang-alis lang 'to ng tensiyon." Konting hithit, konting buga. Parang gusto kong maubo pero tiniis ko lang.

     When I'm getting tense over each shot as each game turns into a betting match, Arnel gave me a cig. "It helps you release the tension." Just a few puffs and drags. I feel like I have to cough but I just let it past.

   • 2010, U.P. Diliman, UP Press, →ISBN, page 230:

     Nagsindi kami ng yosi at nagbulungan habang hinihintay lumabas ang mga marinero at matorete sa ginawa namin sa kanilang kotse.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• isoy
• magyosi
• pagyoyosi
• yosi boy
• yumosi

Further reading

• “yosi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016), Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 13
• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

Anagrams

• isoy