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Classic Pinoy Expressions

One of the new TV shows that I enjoy watching these days is "Ang Pinaka". It's a top 10 list of anything. Today's episode was about the top 10 classic Pinoy expressions.

  1. Susmaryosep!
  2. Grabe!
  3. Kumusta naman...!
  4. Naks naman!
  5. Apir!
  6. Charing!
  7. Manigas ka!
  8. Ma at pa!
  9. Hanep!
  10. Bahala ka!
We inherited "susmaryosep" from the Spaniards - "Jesus, Maria y Jose" - an expression equivalent to "Oh! My God!" or "Diyos ko!" in Tagalog. The English speakers use the same expression as "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph". The Filipinos during the Spanish era often heard the Spaniards exclaim "Jesus, Maria y Jose"; but, for the Filipino ears, it sounded like "susmaryosep". Nowadays, the expression is used in a disrespectful way which I find it blasphemous. So, personally, I don't use it. The expression has evolved to "susmarya", "susme", "sus", "asus". Whatever its form, it still refers to the name of Jesus which we should respect.

I still use "hanep!" as an expression. I think it started in the 80's. It evolved from the expression "hayop!", which literally means "animal". The expression is used as an exaggeration of an appreciation. "Hanep" on the other hand comes from the word "hanip", a tiny insect found in chickens that is almost invisible to the eye. "Hanep", an ironic expression (tiny to mean grandeur), is used just like "hayop".

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