buryong

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Waray-Waray [Term?]. Originated from 1980s prison slang, referring to the fits of insanity by prisoners who have been incarcerated for long without contact with family and the outside world.

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Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buɾˈjoŋ/ [bʊɾˈjoŋ]
Rhymes: -oŋ
Syllabification: bur‧yong

Adjective

buryóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

(originally prison slang) bored and irritated from being confined or locked up; suffering from cabin fever

Noun

buryóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

(slang, specifically) boredom and irritability resulting from incarceration
- 2002, Ani:
  Maayos naman ang lahat: hindi malamig ang gabi at hindi bilog ang buwan; walang buryong o kalungkutang tinatakasan; walang insomyang inililibang; walang kataksilang pinaghihigantian.
  Everything's fine: the night is not cool and the moon is not round; there is no boredom or loneliness to escape from; there is no insomnia to waste one's time; there is no treachery to avenge.
- 2006, Jun Cruz Reyes, Armando:
  Hindi tama ang malaking problema para sa isang kadre, kundi ang buryong.
  Insanity is not a big problem for a cadre, but boredom and irritability from being confined.
(by extension) cabin fever

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