konyo
See also: Konyo
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- conyo
- coño
Etymology
Possibly from Spanish coño (“cunt; pussy”) or Spanish de nuevo cuño (“(of a person) who has recently entered a profession, union or social class.”). 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
- Hyphenation: kon‧yo
- IPA(key): /ˈkonjo/, [ˈko.ɲo]
Noun
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.
Related terms
- konyita
- konyito
- Konyo
Interjection
konyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- (vulgar, archaic) Expression of worry, failure, shock, displeasure, surprise, etc.: damn!
See also
- puta