AFAMとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• afam, Afam

語源

Possibly an acronym of a foreigner around Manila.

発音

• IPA: (Philippine) /ɐˈfam/
• IPA: (non-Philippine) /ˈeɪfæm/

名詞

AFAM (plural AFAMs)

1. (Philippines, chiefly gay slang, women's speech) A foreigner in the Philippines (usually male).

   Synonym: kano

2. (loosely) Any foreigner in the Philippines.

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 2
• https://www.quora.com/What-does-afam-mean-in-the-Philippines-Ive-heard-it
• Isola Fong (2022), “Futur:st”, in Adam Nathaniel Furman, Joshua Mardell, editors, Queer Spaces: An Atlas of LGBTQ+ Places and Stories‎, Routledge, →ISBN
• Earth Rullan (2020), Earthlingorgeous Life Interrupted‎, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN
• Zosimo Quibilan Jr. (2006), Pagluwas‎, UP Press, →ISBN
• Martin F. Manalansan IV (2003), Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora‎, Durham and London: Duke University Press, →ISBN
• Rolando S. Tinio (1990), A Matter of Language: Where English Fails‎, University of the Philippines Press, →ISBN