conyo
Meanings
noun
- person who belongs to a wealthy or well off predominantly English-speaking family
- wealthy Anglophone person, often raised or living in a subdivision village (gated community)
adj
- predominantly Anglophone and seemingly wealthy
name
- a colloquial sociolect of Philippine English usually spoken by upper-class Anglophone Filipinos incorporating some Tagalog lexis
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Etymology
Possibly from Spanish coño (“cunt; pussy”) or Spanish de nuevo cuño (“(of a person) who has recently entered a profession, union or social class.”). Compare Tagalog konyo.
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