Usage Note
Jingle is a euphemistic slang term for urination, used mainly by children and their caregivers in domestic settings. The word is a playful borrowing from English chosen for its sound rather than its original meaning, softening an otherwise blunt bodily function.
Examples
" Jingle muna ako bago matulog. "
Natural Translation
Let me pee first before sleeping.
Literal Translation
Urinate first I before sleep.
" Ang jingle ng bata ay natapos na. "
Natural Translation
The child's urination is finished already.
Literal Translation
The urinate of-the child is finished now.
" Bago kami umalis ng bahay, pinajingle muna ng nanay ang mga bata para hindi sila maihi sa biyahe. "
Natural Translation
Before we left the house, mom had the children pee first so they wouldn't need to go during the trip.
Literal Translation
Before we left of house, made-urinate first by-the mother the children so not they urinate in trip.
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