pokpok

See also: pok-pok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpokpok/ [ˈpok.pok]
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

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