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/ [t̪ɛ.lɛˈbaː.bɐd̪̚]
• Rhymes: -abad
• Syllabification: te‧le‧ba‧bad

Noun

telebabad (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜊᜊᜇ᜔) (slang)

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

Derived terms

• magtelebabad
• pagtetelebabad