resbak

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Tagalog

Etymology

From a backslang formed from the initial and flipped final syllables of English backers[1] or from English wrest back. From the early 1980s.

Pronunciation

Noun

resbak (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜊᜃ᜔) (slang, back slang)

  1. revenge; retaliation
    Synonym: higanti
  2. reinforcements (especially for revenge)
    • 1987, Literary Folio, University of the Philippines:
      Alam nilang sisipot si Roy. Pinilipit nila ang kuwelyo nito habang kinakausap. Baka gusto mong magsama ng resbak, kung meron ka, sabi nila.
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    • 1990, Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards, Antolohiya ng mga nagwaging akda, dekada 80: isang-yugtong dula : Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, 1980-1989:
      Pinatulan nina Diego. Diyan sa may malapit sa kanto. Pipilahan yata! Ano? Mga tinig mula sa labas ang maririnig. Saluhin natin, Salo! “Tanginan'yo! Mega na pa kayong manggulpe! Resbak! Resbak! “Yung pana! Magkaluwaan nang bituka!
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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 119

Further reading

  • “resbak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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