TOPIC VOCABULARYCommon Expressions words in Bisaya.
Browse 90 Cebuano words and phrases grouped under Common Expressions. Each entry links to its own dictionary page with English meaning, part of speech, and related vocabulary.
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All common expressions words.
Last reviewed 2026-07-28. Use these links to open individual dictionary pages for pronunciation notes, FAQs, and related words.
amaw
Feeble-minded
Common Expressionsambot
I do not know / I have no idea
Common Expressionsamping
Take care / be careful
Common ExpressionsAsa ang cr?
Where?
Common ExpressionsAte bes
Dear bestie (female friend)
Common ExpressionsAte besh
Dear bestie (female friend)
Common Expressionsatik
Something said to get something from someone pocket money (slang)
Common Expressionsawts
Oops / ouch
Common Expressionsbagulbol
Grumbling
Common ExpressionsBahala na
In charge of, responsible for
Common Expressionsbai
Friend (informal address)
Common Expressionsbasta
Enough / as long as
Common Expressionsbawi
Take back something lent or given
Common Expressionsbay
Move along together with something moving
Common Expressionsbeh
Babe (affectionate address)
Common Expressionsbes
Base in baseball
Common Expressionsbesh
Bestie
Common Expressionsbhe
Babe
Common Expressionsbisdak
Proudly Cebuano (Bisayang dako)
Common Expressionsboang
Tag hide-and-seek
Common Expressionsbogo
Dull / blunt
Common Expressionsbos
Boss (slang)
Common Expressionsboss
Dude / sir (friendly address)
Common Expressionsbudol
Hard-sell / impulse-buy persuasion
Common Expressionsbuyag
Evil eye / usog (folk belief)
Common Expressionsbwisit
Bad luck that is permanently associated with a person or thing
Common Expressionschar
Just kidding
Common Expressionscharing
Just kidding
Common Expressionscharot
Just kidding
Common Expressionscrush
Romantic crush
Common Expressionsday
Term of address for female friend
Common Expressionsdili
No / not
Common ExpressionsDili ko kasabot
I don't understand
Common Expressionsdong
Young boy (address term)
Common Expressionsgamay-gamay
Little by little / bit by bit
Common Expressionsgigil
Overwhelming urge to squeeze something cute
Common Expressionsgrabe
In serious condition
Common Expressionshala
Telling someone to do something a urging
Common ExpressionsHinay-hinay lang
Slowly / take it easy
Common Expressionshoy
Used upon greeting someone with whom one is intimate
Common Expressionsinutil
Invalid, disabled
Common Expressionska-text
Texting partner
Common Expressionskilig
Romantic flutter / butterflies
Common Expressionskulba
Feeling of fearful apprehension
Common Expressionskuyaw
Something used to startle, scare, or frighten
Common Expressionslab
Tennis or pingpong game
Common Expressionslibang
Diarrhea
Common Expressionslit
Late, not on time
Common Expressionslodi
Idol (slang)
Common Expressionslow-key
Low-key (calm / understated)
Common Expressionslupig
Taking advantage of someone and cheating him out of something
Common Expressionsmanay
Regional alternant of maN-r-
Common Expressionsmanoy
Title for an elder brother or uncle
Common Expressionsmao
That is / the one / exactly
Common Expressionsmood
Mood
Common Expressionsnaa
The state of being there
Common ExpressionsNaa ba'y wifi?
The state of being there
Common Expressionsoo
Yes / inquiring about sincerity
Common Expressionsoro-plata-mata
Gold
Common Expressionspakyas
Failure
Common Expressionspanultihon
Proverb
Common Expressionspasalubong
Gift brought from a trip
Common Expressionspastilan
Of great worry or grief
Common Expressionspawod
Palm thatch shingle for roofing
Common Expressionspetmalu
Cool / impressive (slang)
Common Expressionspiste
Pestilence
Common Expressionspre
Call someone pari , be kumpadri’s
Common Expressionspuhon
Say that one will do something, God willing
Common Expressionspush
Push (encourage / hype)
Common Expressionsputa
Whore (coarse)
Common ExpressionsPuyra buyag
Place away from home
Common ExpressionsPwede ko magcharge?
Can I charge my phone?
Common Expressionssalbahis
Atrocities
Common Expressionssayang
Of regret at something wasted or an opportunity missed
Common Expressionsship
Support a pairing (slang)
Common Expressionssimbako
God forbid / knock on wood
Common ExpressionsSpill na
Spill it / tell the tea
Common Expressionssus
Exclamation of surprise or dismay
Common Expressionstamad
Lazy
Common Expressionstambay
Loiterer / hanging out
Common Expressionstampo
Contribution
Common Expressionstarungun
Fix it / set it right
Common Expressionstikas
Fraud
Common Expressionsusab-usab
Again and again / repeatedly
Common Expressionsusog
Folk illness from a stranger's greeting
Common ExpressionsUtang na loob
Debt
Common Expressionsuy
Initial to the sentence: an impolite way of attracting attention
Common ExpressionsWa'y labot
None of your business / not your concern
Common Expressionswerpa
Power / you got this (from 'power')
Common Expressionsyawa
Of anger, annoyance, frustration
Common Expressions