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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from Spanish qué eme (“what the shit; what the fuck”). Compare eme. Also possibly from kimi (“timid; shy; play coy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈeme/,
- Hyphenation: ki‧ye‧me
Noun
kiyeme (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜒᜋᜒ) (gay slang, often reduplicated)
- nonsense
- Synonym: eme
- stuff; whatchamacallit
- Synonyms: eme, ano, kuwan
- finickiness
- Synonym: arte
- excuse; pretense
- Synonyms: eme, dahilan, katwiran
- joke
- Synonyms: biro, echos, charot
Derived terms
Further reading
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN