sintosinto
crazy; abnormal
Usage Note
Sintosinto is a colloquial, often humorous reduplicated term describing erratic, irrational, or odd behavior. It is lighter in tone than clinical terms for mental illness and is used informally among friends to describe someone acting strangely, not as a diagnosis.
Examples
" Para siyang sintosinto kanina. "
Natural Translation
He/she seemed crazy earlier.
Literal Translation
Like he/she crazy earlier.
" Sintosinto ang kanyang kilos ngayon. "
Natural Translation
His/her actions today are crazy.
Literal Translation
Crazy the his/her actions today.
" Tinawag siyang sintosinto ng mga kaibigan dahil bigla siyang sumayaw sa gitna ng kalye nang walang dahilan. "
Natural Translation
His/her friends called him/her crazy because he/she suddenly danced in the middle of the street for no reason.
Literal Translation
Called him/her crazy by-the plural friend because suddenly he/she danced in middle of street with-no reason.
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