tsikboy

Cebuano

Etymology

Calque of Philippine English chickboy.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tsik‧boy

Noun

tsikboy

  1. a womanizer
  2. a flirtatious male

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English chickboy. See also English chick magnet.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃikˈboj/ [t͡ʃɪkˈboɪ̯]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsikˈboj/ [t͡sɪkˈboɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -oj
  • Syllabification: tsik‧boy

Noun

tsikbóy (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜊᜓᜌ᜔) (slang)

  1. chickboy; lady-killer; lady's man
    Synonyms: palikero, (slang) pabling, babaero
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