tsibay
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hokkien 膣屄 (chi-bai, “vagina”). Originally part of the derogatory expression, "wákang insik, tsíbay!" (“Expression used to tease or insult a Chinese person”).[1][2]
Interjection edit
tsíbay
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) Expression used to tease or insult a Chinese person.
Usage notes edit
- Usage of the term is usually particularly offensive or provocative as a derogatory ethnic slur from its crude or pejorative connotations in the past, especially to Chinese Filipinos.