Filipino swear words
hinayupak (hee-nah-yoo-pak)
A heavy, archaic intensification of 'hayop' (animal).
syet (syet)
The Filipinized spelling of 'shit'.
puta (poo-tah)
Derived directly from Spanish. A prostitute, but universally used as an exclamation.
putang ina (poo-tang ee-nah)
Literally 'Your mother is a whore', but functions entirely like the English word 'Fuck'.
tangina (tang-ee-nah)
A contraction of 'putang ina'.
gago (gah-go)
A stupid or foolish male. (Feminine: gaga).
tarantado (tah-ran-tah-do)
Someone who acts recklessly, foolishly, or with malicious intent.
ulol (oo-lol)
Originally meaning a rabid dog, now means a completely crazy or deranged person.
hayop (ha-yop)
An animal. Used to describe someone acting without human decency.
bobo (boh-bo)
Someone with very low intelligence.
tanga (tang-ah)
A clueless, incredibly stupid person.
punyeta (poon-yeh-tah)
An expression of extreme exasperation.
leche (leh-cheh)
Derived from the Spanish 'Me cago en la leche' (I shit in the milk). In Tagalog it's a standalone mild curse.
lintik (lin-tik)
Literally wishing someone would be struck by lightning.
pisti / peste (pis-tih / pes-teh)
A plague or a terrible nuisance.
bwisit (bwee-sit)
Derived from Hokkien Chinese ('bô-uī-sit' meaning without clothes/food, bad luck), now meaning an annoying situation or person.
sirang ulo (see-rang oo-lo)
Someone whose brain/head is completely broken.
pakyu (pak-yoo)
The Filipinized spelling and pronunciation of 'fuck you'.