pusang gala

Tagalog

Etymology

From pusa +‎ -ng +‎ gala, literally “wandering cat”. The colloquial terms are minced oaths of putang ina.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpusaŋ ɡaˈlaʔ/ [ˌpuː.sɐŋ ɡɐˈlaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: pu‧sang ga‧la

Noun

pusang galâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜅ᜔ ᜄᜎ)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pusa,‎ -ng,‎ gala.
  2. (euphemistic, slightly vulgar, colloquial) dickhead; motherfucker
    • 2003, Tomás: The Literary Journal of the UST Center for Creative Writing and Studies:
      H'wag ka nang maraming tanong, pusang gala. Basta sinabi ko, sinabi ko, sundin mo!
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See also

Interjection

pusang galâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜅ᜔ ᜄᜎ) (minced oath, slightly vulgar, colloquial)

  1. said in anger or frustration
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