buryong

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Waray-Waray [Term?]. Originated from 1980s prison slang, referring to the fits of insanity by prisoners who have been incarcerated for long without contact with family and the outside world.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buɾˈjoŋ/, [bʊɾˈjoŋ]
  • Hyphenation: bur‧yong

Adjective

buryóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (originally prison slang) bored and irritated from being confined or locked up; suffering from cabin fever

Noun

buryóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (slang, specifically) boredom and irritability resulting from incarceration
    • 2002, Ani:
      Maayos naman ang lahat: hindi malamig ang gabi at hindi bilog ang buwan; walang buryong o kalungkutang tinatakasan; walang insomyang inililibang; walang kataksilang pinaghihigantian.
      Everything's fine: the night is not cool and the moon is not round; there is no boredom or loneliness to escape from; there is no insomnia to waste one's time; there is no treachery to avenge.
    • 2006, Jun Cruz Reyes, Armando:
      Hindi tama ang malaking problema para sa isang kadre, kundi ang buryong.
      Insanity is not a big problem for a cadre, but boredom and irritability from being confined.
  2. (by extension) cabin fever

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