Standard Lemma guide

swardspeak

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

name

Meaning 1

A form of Taglish gayspeak slang in Tagalog used by homosexual people in the Philippines, with elements from English, Spanish, Japanese, Hokkien, and other popular languages and pop culture icons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bekinese

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

gayspeak

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sward + -speak.