T-bird

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English

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Pronunciation

Noun

T-bird (plural T-birds)

  1. (informal) A Ford Thunderbird.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

A play on English T-bird, short for Thunderbird. Further popularized by 1982 movie T-Bird at Ako (literally, T-Bird and I).

Pronunciation

Noun

T-bird (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇ᜔) (slang)

  1. butch; dyke; lesbian (especially a masculine one)
    Synonyms: tibo, tomboy, binalaki

Further reading

  • T-bird”, 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 136