pakainin ng alikabok

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “feed with dust”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pakaˌʔinin naŋ ʔalikaˈbok/ [pɐ.xɐˌʔiː.nɪn nɐŋ ʔɐ.lɪ.xɐˈbok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: pa‧ka‧i‧nin ng a‧li‧ka‧bok

Verb

pakainin ng alikabók (complete pinakain ng alikabok, progressive pinapakain ng alikabok, contemplative papakainin ng alikabok, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜁᜈᜒᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎᜒᜃᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To win in every important aspect; to kick ass

References

• Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN