From root: baboy
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagbaboy
nag-BA-boy
acted like a pig
Present (Incomplete)
nagbababoy
nag-ba-BA-boy
acting like a pig
Future (Contemplated)
magbababoy
mag-ba-BA-boy
will act like a pig
Usage Note
Magbaboy is used to describe behaving in a messy, greedy, or indecent manner, often in the context of eating or maintaining cleanliness. It is frequently used figuratively to criticize someone's lack of manners or hygiene in social settings.
Examples
" Huwag kang magbaboy kapag kumakain. "
Natural Translation
Don't act like a pig when you eat.
Literal Translation
Don't you act-like-pig when eating.
" Huwag kang magbaboy sa mesa. "
Natural Translation
Don't act like a pig at the table.
Literal Translation
Don't you act like a pig on table.
" Kapag nagbababoy ka sa kuwarto mo, walang gustong tumuloy sa iyo dahil sa baho at kalat. "
Natural Translation
When you keep your room like a pigsty, no one wants to visit you because of the stench and the mess.
Literal Translation
When acting-like-pig you in room your, no-one wanting to-stay at you because of stench and mess.
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