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The abbreviation P.I. used to stand for “Philippine Islands.” This was the favored term for the country among American soldiers and civilians living in the Philippines in the 1980’s and earlier.
Widely heard sentence:
It’s hot in the P.I.
These days, when Filipinos say PI, they mean putang ina, a curse word.
Putang ina!
whor* of a mother!
Mother’s a whor*.
(if a contraction of puta ang ina)
PI mo!
Putangina mo!
Putang ina mo!
Your mother’s a whor*!
– contraction of puta ang ina mo
– the strongest way to express anger at someone
– something like ‘f*ck you!’
Shortened and compressed: tanginamo
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
pi: ikalabing-anim na titik sa alpabetong Griyego
pi: sa matematika, ratio ng sirkumperensiya ng isang bílog sa diyametro nitó, kinakatawan ng titik Griyegong p, at katumbas humigit-kumulang ng 3.1415926
pi: sa paglilimbag, tipong nagkahalo-halo
