isputing

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • sputing

Etymology

Either from English sporting or from English is putting [into fashion]. Attested since the 1970's.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔisˈputiŋ/ [ʔɪsˈpuː.t̪ɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -utiŋ
  • Syllabification: is‧pu‧ting

Adjective

isputing (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. (colloquial) dressing well; smartly dressed (of a person)
    • 1985, Ramon V. Lim, Mga limbas sa lupa ni Muhammad (Saudi Arabia):
      "Oo nga, pare. Mabuti ka pa't mukhang asensado na. Isputing na isputing. Sigarilyo naman diyan," pangalawa ng may ngalang Esting.
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Derived terms

  • nakaisputing

Further reading

  • “isputing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 63
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