#Triggered: Pinoy Slang Invented in 2016
Dec 27, 2016 • Tynne De Leon
8. Beshiecakes/Beshie/Besh/Bes
Tinanggal ko na ‘yung detox mask na nilagay ko sa mukha ko kasi tuyo na siya.
Akala ko sasama mukha ko sa paghila mga beshiecakes.
— ch (@Apostoool) December 12, 2016
What it means: The latest slang for “friend.”
Ex. Beshiecakes, hanggang friends na lang ba tayo?
7. Mumshie
I AM CALLING EVERYONE ‘MUMSHIE’ BECAUSE OF YOU. PATI SI KUYA BOY NATAWAG KONG ‘MUMSH’.
WHAT. HAVE. YOU. DONE. @theaceleste hahahahahahh
— Kyra Buenviaje (@kyrabuenviaje_) December 12, 2016
What it means: It’s like ‘beshie’, but reserved for a close friend.
Ex. Sa lahat ng mga bes, ikaw lang talaga ang nakakaintindi sa mga kalokohan ko. Salamat sa friensdship mumshie!
6. Shookt
At McDo Commonwealth
girl 1: Meron ka bang Tinder?
girl 2: Oo naman alangan namang walang partner yung kutsara?#shookt— HANgelica Schuyler (@honeyhannijung) December 20, 2016
What it means: Term used when a situation or a person has made you upset or excited.
Ex. Omg mumsh, crush din daw ako ng crush ko. I’m shookt!
5. Triggered
they kicked me off the xbox live servers because I used a vocabulary that made them “uncomfortable,” I’m literally shaking rn #triggered
— volt scrooge. (@Go_On_Volt) December 23, 2016
What it means: The more intense version of shookt.
Ex. Deadline na! Triggered na naman ‘yung boss ko!
4. Pak Ganern
“Hi, I’m James.”
“I’m married.”PAK GANERN! HAHAHAHA #TIMYUnstoppable
— Naddicts Official (@NaddictsOfc) December 22, 2016
What it means: An expression made after uttering a remarkable phrase.
Ex. Taas ng grades ko this sem kahit walang masyadong effort! Pak ganern!
3. Lit
When you & Your little brother get LIT on Christmas!🔥😏#suedechristmaschallenge #merrychristmas #hitthemfolks #lit @chrisbrown @Usher pic.twitter.com/zBMtDViR46
— Fik-Shun (@Dance10Fikshun) December 26, 2016
What it means: Something that’s hip and hot at the moment.
Ex. Wow, Ethel Booba’s tweets are on fire! #lit.
2. Awow
Uber driver asks if I have a boyfriend. Then starts to rant about lesbian passengers. “Mabuti na lang straight ka, no ma’am?”
Awow haha
— Niki Esguerra (@nikiesguerra) December 13, 2016
What it means: 2016 version of “edi wow”
Ex. Feeling mo na naman crush ka ng crush mo. Awow!
1. Pakak
: May sinat nga ako, malungkot nga ako, pakak naman ang contouring ko. I still win this round.
— QUESO EBOLA (@Watdahel_Marcel) September 25, 2016
What it means: 2016’s version of “kabog”
Ex. Fresh ‘na fresh ka ngayon bes! Pakak na pakak!
Which of these did you use this year? Tell us below!
