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swardspeak

swardspeak noun: gayspeak.

Noun

swardspeak (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) gayspeak

Proper noun capitalized: Swardspeak

Swardspeak (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) A form of Taglish gayspeak slang in Tagalog used by homosexual people in the Philippines, with elements from English, Spanish, Japanese, Hokkien, and other popular languages and pop culture icons.
    Synonyms:
    Bekinese

Synonyms of swardspeak

  • Bekinese

Origin of swardspeak

From sward + -speak.

Questions about swardspeak

What does swardspeak mean?
Swardspeak means gayspeak.
What part of speech is swardspeak?
Swardspeak can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near swardspeak in the dictionary

  1. Swarby
  2. sward
  3. swarded
  4. swarding
  5. swards
  6. swardspeak
  7. swardy
  8. sware
  9. swaree
  10. swarees
  11. swares

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