bagets
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From clipping of bagito + -s. Popularized by the 1984 film, "Bagets", starring Herbert Bautista, Aga Muhlach, etc.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈɡets/ [bɐˈɣɛts]
- Rhymes: -ets
- Syllabification: ba‧gets
Adjective edit
bagéts (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)
- (colloquial) adolescent; teenager
- (colloquial) amateur; showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent
- Synonym: bagito
Noun edit
bagéts (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)
- (colloquial) adolescent; teenager
- (colloquial) amateur; inexperienced person
- Synonym: bagito
Further reading edit
- “bagets”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “bagets” in Pinoy Slang Dictionary, Copongcopong, 2002-2005.
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 11