pupog
púpog with stress marks
furious attack; relentless kissing
Usage Note
Pupog describes an intense, unrestrained physical action — most commonly used affectionately for smothering someone with kisses, especially a child. The same word can describe a fierce physical assault in more serious contexts, so tone and context determine the meaning clearly.
Examples
" Pinupog ng halik ng nanay ang sanggol. "
Natural Translation
The mother smothered the baby with kisses.
Literal Translation
Smothered of kiss of mother the baby.
" Binigyan nila ng pupog ng halik ang bata. "
Natural Translation
They gave the child a relentless kissing.
Literal Translation
Gave they of relentless-kissing of kiss the child.
" Pagkauwi ng lola galing probinsya, pinupog niya ng mga halik ang mga apo na matagal na niyang hindi nakikita. "
Natural Translation
When the grandmother came home from the province, she smothered with kisses the grandchildren she had not seen for a long time.
Literal Translation
Upon-arriving of grandmother from province, smothered she of plural kiss the plural grandchild that long-time already she-that not seeing.
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