konyo

See also: Konyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• conyo
• coño

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish coño (“cunt; pussy”) or Spanish de nuevo cuño (“(of a person) who has recently entered a profession, union or social class.”). The sense referring to “coming from a wealthy family” is said to have come from high-class people who curse “Coño!” during the 1950s. Compare English conyo. See also English valley girl, Spanish fresa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkonjo/ [ˈko.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -onjo
• Syllabification: kon‧yo

Noun

konyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (slang)

1. a person who belongs to a wealthy or well off predominantly English-speaking family
2. a wealthy predominantly Anglophone person, often raised or living in a subdivision village (gated community)
3. (archaic) a person who belongs to a wealthy predominantly Spanish-speaking family
4. (slightly offensive) a person who speaks in a pretentious manner such as code-mixing Tagalog and English in an unnatural manner or speaking with vocabulary more associated with the wealthy or privileged social class

Related terms

• konyita
• konyito
• Konyo

 

Adjective

konyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (slang)

1. predominantly Anglophone and seemingly wealthy
2. (slightly offensive) pretentious

Interjection

konyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (archaic, vulgar)

1. Expression of worry, failure, shock, displeasure, surprise, etc.: damn!

See also

• puta
• putsa