Knows mo ey?: Dissectg the s and outs of Filipo gayspeak – The LaSallian

Contents:

• FILIPO GAY LGO EXPLAED FOR THE RT OF THE WORLD
• KNOWS MO EY?: DISSECTG THE S AND OUTS OF FILIPO GAYSPEAK

FILIPO GAY LGO EXPLAED FOR THE RT OF THE WORLD

Ok first up, let's start wh probably the most mon gay lgo: "Charot! But gay lgo, "w" means nothg.

Fally, a gay lgo that has has somethg to do wh where origated om. Lastly, and probably the most important gay lgo — "shuta" — which basilly means "fuck" or "bch. ??? Now go forth and unleash your ner gay self!

To the average Filipo, the meang behd the sentenc may feel obscure; but to the fluent gay lgo speaker, ’s as clear as day. Vice Ganda’s l are jt one of many stanc where Philippe gay lgo—also lled beki language—is rporated to popular media and culture.

KNOWS MO EY?: DISSECTG THE S AND OUTS OF FILIPO GAYSPEAK

From movie scen and YouTube vios to ter challeng and social media mem, lol gayspeak has ed bee part of Filipo culture.

“We refer to [Philippe gay lgo] as a soclect, ” stat J Feri “Tutg” Hernanz, associate profsor at the Universy of the Philippe’s Department of Lguistics. For Carlos Calo (III, PSM), gay lgo is the muny’s avenue of exprsn. “Personally, I practice [beki] language more often bee may sense of empowerment on my part knowg the history of gay lgo, ” she exprs.

However, gayspeak back then wasn’t as vibrant as is today. “People [ed to] practice gay lgo to create a space for [the muny] whout the fear of other people eavdroppg on their nversatns, ” Sgh says. The term “Julie Yap Daza”, for stance—which means huli or “to get ught”—was often ed by gay men the 80s to warn each other when policemen were sight.