pokpok

See also: pok-pok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pok-pok
• pukpok

Etymology

Reduplication of pok (“bam; bang”), which is onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpokpok/ [ˈpoːk.pok]

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• Rhymes: -okpok
• Syllabification: pok‧pok

Noun

pokpok (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜉᜓᜃ᜔)

1. Alternative form of pukpok
2. (slang, derogatory) prostitute; whore; hoe; skank; hooker; nymphomaniac

   Synonyms: puta, (Batangas) pagerper

Adjective

pokpok (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜉᜓᜃ᜔)

1. (slang, derogatory) skanky; sexually promiscuous

   Synonyms: landi, talandi, malandi

Derived terms

• kapokpokan
• magpokpok
• pokpokin

 

See also

• dupok
• marupok

 

Further reading

• “pokpok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018