tsipipay
tsipipáy with stress marks
cheap
Usage Note
Tsipipay is a playful, colloquial slang term meaning cheap or inexpensive, often used to describe prices or goods in a lighthearted way. It is more expressive and humorous than the standard mura and is common among younger Filipinos in casual conversation.
Examples
" Tsipipay lang ang sapatos. "
Natural Translation
The shoes are just cheap.
Literal Translation
Cheap only the shoes.
" Bumili siya ng tsipipay na sapatos. "
Natural Translation
He/She bought cheap shoes.
Literal Translation
Bought he/she of cheap shoes.
" Kahit tsipipay at mura ang damit na binili niya, maganda pa rin ito at matagal na nagamit. "
Natural Translation
Even though the clothes he bought were cheap and inexpensive, they were still nice and lasted a long time.
Literal Translation
Even-though cheap and inexpensive the clothes that bought he, nice still also this and long already used.
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