disponering n.— «I, for my own female brain, didn’t realize that Filipino innovations could lead to the fixing of cars or in layman’s term “disponering.”…I found out later that the car is a wreck he brought from the...
dirty kitchen n.— «Dirty kitchen (cont.): Actually, that’s the term for a secondary kitchen, often used by Filipinos. As one reader explained to me: “We Filipinos have a small cooking area outside the house where we fry our fish...
skylab n. a motorbike fitted with a horizontal board at back that can seat several passengers across. Editorial Note: This video at YouTube shows a Filipino skylab in action. In Thailand, a SkyLab is a brand of large three-wheeled motorized...
Frankenstein n.— «There’s an ironic local expression that sums it up: Frankenstein. It describes an old object or concept injected with new life through fresh components—”antique” chairs bolstered by new arms and legs...
Caucapino n.— «Harrison’s father is Filipino American. Harrison’s mother Stephanie Isaacson is white. Maybe that’s why I instinctively couldn’t resist Harrison’s story. His family mirrors my own. I have three kids who I lovingly refer to...
jalapeño
n.— «Jon was a “jalapeño”, half white (Hauli, the slang for “White” in Hawaii) half Filipino.» —“I see Ghosts in my house” by pax industria /dev/null May 23, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)