bayot

See also: Bayot

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bayet — gay slang

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧yot
• IPA^(key): /ˈbajot/, [ˈba.jɔt̪]

Noun

bayot

1. gay; male homosexual
2. male-to-female transgender, transvestite or transexual person
3. (colloquial, familiar, see usage notes) Term of address.
4. (colloquial, derogatory) coward; weakling

Verb

bayot

1. to cruise for gay sex
2. to prostitute oneself to a homosexual
3. (often derogatory) to come out as gay

Adjective

bayot

1. gay; homosexual
2. (often derogatory) effeminate
3. (colloquial, derogatory) cowardly; weak

Usage notes

• (term of address): Strictly between gay friends or between a gay man or boy and his female friends. May be offensive if pointed towards masculine gay men, or coming from a straight guy.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano bayot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbajot/, [ˈba.jot]

• IPA^(key): /baˈjot/, [bɐˈjot]
• Hyphenation: ba‧yot

Noun

bayot or bayót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜓᜆ᜔)

1. (sometimes derogatory) gay; male homosexual

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bakla

Adjective

bayot or bayót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜓᜆ᜔)

1. (sometimes derogatory) gay; homosexual

Further reading

• “bayot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN