sayad
sayád with stress marks
to touch or skim; mentally unstable (slang)
Usage Note
Sayad literally means for something to just graze or make light contact with a surface. In modern colloquial Filipino, especially among younger speakers, it means 'crazy' or mentally off — similar to 'nuts' in English — and can be affectionately teasing or genuinely insulting depending on context.
Examples
" May sayad yata ang kaibigan mo. "
Natural Translation
Your friend seems a bit crazy.
Literal Translation
Has crazy perhaps the friend your.
" May sayad ang lalaki na sumisigaw sa daan. "
Natural Translation
The man shouting on the street is mentally unstable.
Literal Translation
Mentally unstable the man that shouting on street.
" Akala ng iba may sayad siya dahil madalas siyang ngumiti mag-isa, pero artist lang pala siyang nag-iisip ng kanta. "
Natural Translation
Others thought he was crazy because he often smiled by himself, but it turned out he was just an artist thinking of a song.
Literal Translation
Thought of others has crazy he because often he smile alone, but artist only it-turns-out he-linker thinking of song.
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