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what exactly does the word(s) "pinoy/pinay" mean? is it just a short way of saying "fillipino/a"
is it a nickname like "aussie" is a short or nickname for "australian"?
e.g. the breakfast menu at a hotel in cebu offered either a fillipino breakfast or a pinoy breakfast
5 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I think it's a slang term for filipino or filipina ... yeah it's like a short term for filipino/filipina ... now a days ... we don't often use that among the youth
- Anonymous5 years ago
Pinoy is a demonym used by Filipinos for their compatriots in the Philippines and around the world. Filipinos usually refer to themselves informally as Pinoy or sometimes the feminine Pinay.
- 1 decade ago
Pinoy is a demonym used by Filipinos for their compatriots in the Philippines and around the world. Filipinos usually refer to themselves informally as Pinoy or sometimes the feminine Pinay.
Source(s): Wikipedia - 1 decade ago
Pinoy is for male,
pinay for female.
it is what we call to the one who lives in the country of the philippines.
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- 1 decade ago
yeaa. pinoy/pinay is KINDA a shortcut for filipino/a. but not actually. its just some kind of "term" we use. :)
