Philippines

Register — 546 words · page 2 of 6

This page gathers the 546 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Philippines” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 2 of 6: from “CEO” to “fourth year”.

  1. CEO noun Initialism of city engineering office.
  2. chance passenger noun a passenger of public transport that has a ticket but with a different schedule than the desired departure schedule
  3. chancing noun sexual advance with suggestive body contact
  4. charity noun A free throw.
  5. check mark noun A mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement.
  6. check off verb To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt…
  7. chick boy noun A womanizer.
  8. chickboy noun A womanizer.
  9. Chinese garter noun a narrow garter band strip of rubber, usually a meter long, used in various jumping games
  10. Chinese mestiza noun Female equivalent of Chinese mestizo: A female person of mixed ethnic Chinese Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry.
  11. chit noun A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club.
  12. chop suey noun A stir-fried vegetable dish, served with pieces of beef or pork in a semi-thick sauce, and often soy sauce.
  13. CICM noun Initialism of can I collect money, due to the alleged high cost of studying in a CICM school.
  14. circle noun A traffic circle or roundabout.
  15. circumcision noun Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.
  16. class adviser noun the teacher in charge of a specific section in a certain school level where the students for each class in a certain school year or…
  17. CLAYGO noun A policy in food establishments, such as canteens, food courts, restaurants, etc., where diners are meant to clean their table after eating…
  18. cling film noun A plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which…
  19. close verb To turn off; to switch off.
  20. closet noun One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes.
  21. co-ed noun A young woman who attends college.
  22. coaster noun A minibus; small bus (especially Toyota Coaster or in general resembling such regardless of brand name)
  23. coding adj Applied to vehicles when they are under number coding.
  24. college noun A university.
  25. colorum noun A rebel organization characterized by religious fanaticism.
  26. comfort room noun lavatory, restroom, water closet, toilet
  27. community quarantine noun Any of the series of quarantines and cordon sanitaire measures that were imposed by the Philippine government to control the spread of…
  28. commute verb To regularly travel from one place to another using public transport.
  29. commuter noun Using public transport.
  30. commuting noun travel by public transportation such as by jeepney
  31. compound noun A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
  32. computer shop noun An Internet cafe.
  33. condo building noun Synonym of condominium (“a building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units”).
  34. condominium noun The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.
  35. conference noun A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.
  36. conyo noun person who belongs to a wealthy or well off predominantly English-speaking family
  37. conyo boy noun A male person who belongs to a wealthy or well off predominantly English-speaking family
  38. conyo girl noun A female person who belongs to a wealthy or well off predominantly English-speaking family.
  39. cookie noun A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
  40. cooking show noun A competition that is perceived to be rigged in favor of a certain participant or group of participants.
  41. cooler noun samalamig drink (sweet chilled beverage, such as chilled fruit juice or other flavors like chocolate, coffee, sweet corn, etc., usually…
  42. cot noun A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
  43. counterflow noun Driving in the opposite direction.
  44. course noun an educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification.
  45. cr verb to go to the comfort room
  46. crim noun A criminology student
  47. crocodile noun greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official)
  48. crossing noun Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.
  49. cuapao noun A Chinese Filipino snack food consisting of a slice of asado/char siu meat and other condiments sandwiched between flat steamed mantou bread
  50. curriculum noun The set of standards schools are required to teach all students.
  51. cyberlibel noun The act or crime of making a defamatory statement (libel) about someone on the Internet; such a statement.
  52. daing noun Dried fish, usually split open (though they may be left whole), gutted, salted liberally, and then sun- and air-dried.
  53. debut noun The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.
  54. diaper noun An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet…
  55. dime noun An assist.
  56. dirty finger noun The middle finger (an obscene gesture).
  57. dirty kitchen noun A kitchen where everyday cooking is done by household staff, as distinct from a kitchen that is purely for show or for special use by the…
  58. dog show noun Satirical mockery; making fun of a person, their behavior, or circumstances.
  59. dormer noun A resident of a dormitory.
  60. double-deck noun bunk bed; double bed
  61. drive in adj motel; motor inn
  62. dual carriageway noun A road in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land, known as a central reservation or median.
  63. duster noun A type of loose dress worn at home as well as within the vicinity of one's home.
  64. Dutertegarch noun An oligarch who is associated with and benefits from the Duterte administration and its economic policies.
  65. Dutertenomics noun The socioeconomic policies of former president Rodrigo Duterte that were significantly focused on the development of infrastructure and…
  66. eggplant noun The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.
  67. eh intj Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.
  68. elementary school noun A primary education school for grades 1-6 (a continuation of preschool). It is succeeded by junior high school.
  69. elevator noun A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between…
  70. emergency parking bay noun A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger…
  71. emergency room noun A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate…
  72. eminent domain noun The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property…
  73. endo noun A labor contracting system where workers are hired by employment agencies to work for a specific period of time until being replaced and…
  74. entertain verb To help; to assist; to answer a phone call.
  75. eraser noun An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.
  76. express noun a public utility vehicle, typically a jeepney, that traverses through an expressway
  77. expressway noun Synonym of freeway.
  78. extra service noun A happy ending (a handjob, especially one provided by a masseuse to a client after a massage)
  79. faculty noun The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
  80. fall in line verb To line up.
  81. feeler noun a presumptive person; someone who bases on gut feeling, such as assuming or imagining that something said or done, whether positive or…
  82. Filipino time noun A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Filipinos, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to…
  83. fill up verb To fill in / fill out a form etc.
  84. final noun A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  85. Final Four noun The semifinal round, or an appearance in it generally.
  86. find your height phrase to line up by height; to queue up by height
  87. fire marshal noun A public official with police powers responsible for enforcing fire safety regulations, and sometimes, who also investigates suspicious…
  88. first floor noun The floor of a building at the level of the street or surrounding ground; the ground floor.
  89. first year noun The first year of high school; seventh grade (now grade 7 of junior high school).
  90. fiscal noun A public prosecutor (UK) or a district attorney (US).
  91. fiscalize verb To check and balance; to call attention to abuse.
  92. five-six noun A moneylending scheme stereotypically associated with Indian nationals, especially Punjabis, in the Philippines.
  93. fixer noun Someone who is often paid that helps a customer cut through red tape, especially for government processes or applications.
  94. flag ceremony noun A reoccurring gathering of all students at a school at the start of a schoolday, wherein the Pambansang Awit, Panunumpa, Panata, and other…
  95. flashlight noun A battery-powered hand-held light source.
  96. flying voter noun A voter who is registered in more than one voting precinct, usually one who has failed to transfer or cancel voter registration after a…
  97. flyover noun A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.
  98. foodtrip noun Indulgence for food, especially craved ones.
  99. for a while phrase Ellipsis of please wait for a while.
  100. fourth year noun the fourth year of high school; tenth grade (now grade 10 of junior high school)

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