pokpok
See also: pok-pok
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- pok-pok
- pukpok
Etymology
Reduplication of pok (“bam; bang”), which is onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pok‧pok
- IPA(key): /ˈpokpok/, [ˈpok.pok]
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Noun
pokpok (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜉᜓᜃ᜔)
- a hammer strike
- (slang, derogatory) prostitute; whore; hoe; skank; hooker; nymphomaniac
- Synonym: puta
Adjective
pokpok (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜉᜓᜃ᜔)
- (slang, derogatory) skanky; sexually promiscuous.
- Synonyms: landi, talandi, malandi
Derived terms
- kapokpokan
- magpokpok
- pokpokin
See also
- dupok
- marupok
Further reading
- “pokpok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018