satsat
sátsat with stress marks
gossip; talkative
Usage Note
Satsat is an informal, mildly negative term for idle chatter, gossip, or excessive talking. Someone described as 'matatsat' or 'satsatan' talks too much, often about other people's business. The reduplicated form of the root echoes the repetitive quality of incessant chatter, and the word is commonly used in light-hearted criticism among friends and family.
Examples
" Ayaw ko ng satsat. "
Natural Translation
I don't like gossip.
Literal Translation
Don't-like I of gossip.
" Puro ka satsat. "
Natural Translation
You are all gossip.
Literal Translation
Full you gossip.
" Sa halip na puro satsat tungkol sa buhay ng iba, mabuti pang gawin natin ang trabahong inatang sa atin. "
Natural Translation
Instead of all this gossip about other people's lives, we'd be better off doing the work assigned to us.
Literal Translation
Instead that all gossip about life of others, good rather do we the work assigned to us.
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