New Filipino and the Gen-Z slangs

WHEN it comes to creativity, zoomers have their ways of coming up with things—especially when creating slangs to make a conversation more fun and engaging.

Through the use of these slangs–the zoomers along with millennials are able to convey a sense of identity and culture within their generation and cultural identity. This is especially prevalent in the social media where trending topics quickly spreads out 

Thanks to social media–its high influence to those who only use it gets to spread it around–making these slangs influential to everyone, making it very common for Gen-Zs to use in daily conversations. 

List of Gen-Z slangs that shape the ‘new’ Filipino language

Ammacana – Deriving from the Filipino word “Tama Ka Na,” ‘Ammacana’ simply means ‘Stop it’ or ‘Stop that’ in English.  

Example: “Kanina mo pa ako dinodogshow ha, ammacana!” 

Arat – From the reversed word “tara,” arat means “let’s go.” 

Example: “arat na! Malalate na tayo oh, ikaw na lang hinihintay.” 

Awit — From combining the word “aw,” and “sakit,” (hurt in english, you get the word, “Awit,” that simply means, “aw, it hurts.”

Example: “Ghinost ka ng ka-talking stage mo? Awit.” 

Chariz – Originating from the word “Charot” this word is used to end a conversation to offset seriousness. 

Example: “Lagot ka, sinabi ko kay mama lahat ng kabalastugan mo. Chariz! Hehe libre mo muna ako para di ko sabihin.” 

Dogshow — From the word itself, “Dogshow” doesn’t necessarily mean that it has something to do with dogs but rather poking fun at someone in a joking manner. 

Example: “Aliw talaga yung blockamates namin huhu, dinogshow yung performance.”

Dasurv — From the English word “deserve”; the word itself can be both used in good and bad. Oftentimes, Gen-Z use this in translation of “Buti nga sa’yo,” or “good for you.” 

Example: “Dear self, after this talaga, dasurv mo ng starbs.” 

Estetik — Coming from the word “aesthetic,” this word is used to describe something to be aesthetically pleasing. This is commonly used when complimenting someone. 

Example: “Ganda suot niya ngayon oh, estetik.” 

Eme – Eme is a term that most Gen-Z use when they are joking. 

Example: “Uy, alam mo ba crush kita. Eme lang.” 

Keri – Coming from the English word “carry,” in Filipino when using the word ‘Keri,’ it means that you can handle or manage something. 

Example: “Okay lang, keri ko pa naman. 3 days na lang naman bago magweekend eh.” 

G – Deriving from the word “Go,” in Filipino slang, G can also mean ‘yes.’ 

Example: “G tayo sa galaan mamaya ha, bawal hindi.” 

GG – Coming from the shortened word for ‘Gigil,’ the word GG is used when expressing their frustration on something, sometimes the word can also be used when describing excitement and affection. 

Example: “Please, nakaka GG talaga tong episode na ‘to!” 

Lods / Lodicakes – Once upon a time, the world “lodi” became viral amongst Gen-Z by referring to their idols as ‘lodi.’ While the word ‘lodi’ itself already had its time, Gen-Z came up with the cuter way to refer to their idols through, “lodicakes.” 

Example: “Lodicakes, beke nemen, selfie tayo mamaya oh.” 

NaOl – A shortened term for “Sana All” that means “I hope to experience that in english.” 

Example: “Naol may pangsangyup.” 

Omsim — Just by reversing the word “mismo,” you get the word, “omsim” that simply means correct. 

Example: “Omsim, tama po. Tama.” 

Yarn – Evolving from the word “yan.” 

Example: “Uy nagmakeup sa oh, ganda yarn?” 

Gen-Z slangs to be part of the dictionary?

With more and more Gen-Z slangs being added to the dictionary, some people are also asking if these Filipino slangs are set to be added to the dictionary as well.

The KWF (Komisyon ng Wika) stated that it plans to include words like these in its dictionary of Filipino words to acknowledge and further expand the younger generation of their language.  

Which of these Gen-Z slangs do you use in your daily conversation? Let us know in the comments.