telebabad

Tagalog

Etymology

From a blend of telepono (“telephone”) +‎ babad (“soaked”) and a blend of telebisyon (“television”) +‎ babad (“soaked”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /teleˈbabad/ [tɛ.lɛˈbaː.bɐd]
• Rhymes: -abad
• Syllabification: te‧le‧ba‧bad

Noun

telebabad (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜊᜊᜇ᜔)

1. (slang) spending a long time on the telephone
2. (slang) binge-watching the television

Derived terms

• magtelebabad
• pagtetelebabad