Vocabulary category: Insults

insultnoun

Alternative meanings

An offensive word, phrase, or expression used to attack, humiliate, or disrespect a person.

Pronunciation

in-sul-to

Root and affixes

insulto

Variants or conjugations

pag-insulto, pasipala, daotang pulong

Related words and expressions

sulti, respeto, kasuko

Meaning and usage notes

Insulto is understood as a loanword. Pasipala can carry a strong sense of disrespect; daotang pulong means a bad or offensive word.

Faggotoffensive word / homophobic slur

Pronunciation

BA-yot

Meaning and usage notes

It can have contextual uses, but here it is recorded as offensive because of the Spanish input.

Whoreoffensive word / vulgar feminine insult

Pronunciation

PU-ta

Meaning and usage notes

This is a strong vulgar sexual insult. It is used here as an offensive equivalent of zorra.

Dirty old manoffensive expression / masculine sexual insult

Pronunciation

MAN-yak nga ti-GU-wang nga la-LA-ki

Meaning and usage notes

Man is included because the Spanish word viejo explicitly marks an old man; it is not unnecessary added gender.

Lustful old manoffensive expression / masculine sexual insult

Pronunciation

MAN-yak nga ti-GU-wang nga la-LA-ki

Meaning and usage notes

Man is included because the Spanish word viejo explicitly marks an old man; it is not unnecessary added gender.

Dirty old womanoffensive expression / feminine sexual insult

Pronunciation

MAN-yak nga ti-GU-wang nga ba-BA-ye

Meaning and usage notes

Woman is included because the Spanish word vieja explicitly marks an old woman; it is not unnecessary added gender.

Lustful old womanoffensive expression / feminine sexual insult

Pronunciation

MAN-yak nga ti-GU-wang nga ba-BA-ye

Meaning and usage notes

Woman is included because the Spanish word vieja explicitly marks an old woman; it is not unnecessary added gender.

Fuck off already.strong offensive phrase / vulgar insult

Pronunciation

AD-to gyud sa YA-wa

Meaning and usage notes

This is a meaning-based equivalent, not a literal translation of the Spanish expression. Gyud intensifies the phrase.

Go to hell.offensive phrase / vulgar insult

Pronunciation

AD-to sa YA-wa

Meaning and usage notes

This is a meaning-based equivalent. In Bisaya it sounds natural as an offensive command.

Fuck off.offensive phrase / vulgar insult

Pronunciation

AD-to sa YA-wa

Meaning and usage notes

This is a meaning-based equivalent, not a literal translation of the Spanish expression. In Bisaya it sounds natural as an offensive command.

Go to hell.offensive phrase / vulgar insult

Pronunciation

AD-to sa im-PYER-no

Meaning and usage notes

This is a meaning-based equivalent, not a literal translation of the Mexican Spanish expression. In Bisaya it sounds natural as an offensive command.

Dry dickvulgar expression / sexual insult

Pronunciation

U-ga nga O-ten

Meaning and usage notes

This is a literal vulgar expression. No extra gender is added because the phrase already contains a male body-part term.