tabatsingtsing

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tabachingching
• tabaching-ching
• tabatsing-tsing

Etymology

From a final reduplication of tabatsing, possibly for a humorous effect.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tabaˈt͡ʃiŋt͡ʃiŋ/ [t̪ɐ.bɐˈt͡ʃin̪.t͡ʃɪŋ], /tabat͡ʃiŋˈt͡ʃiŋ/ [t̪ɐ.bɐ.t͡ʃɪn̪ˈt͡ʃiŋ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tabatˈsiŋtsiŋ/ [t̪ɐ.bɐt̪ˈsin̪t̪.sɪŋ], (no yod coalescence) /tabatsiŋtˈsiŋ/ [t̪ɐ.bɐt̪.sɪn̪t̪ˈsiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋt͡ʃiŋ, (no yod coalescence) -iŋtsiŋ, -iŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧bat‧sing‧tsing

Adjective

tabatsingtsing or tabatsingtsíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (endearing or humorous, sometimes derogatory) chubby; fat; obese

   Synonyms: mataba, tabatsoy, tabatsing

   Antonyms: payat, payatot

   • 2014, A.B. Castueras, My Facebook Boyfriend For Real?! Vol. 4, Psicom Publishing Inc, page 119:

     'Yan ang gusto ko sa'yo, tabachingching kong bunso. 'Wag ka na ulit iiyak kung hindi...bubugbugin ko na talaga 'yung taong nagpaiyak sa'yo.

     That's what I like about you, my chubby youngest child. Don't cry again if not... I'll really beat up the person that made you cry.

   • 2022, Jesslie Borbe Unay, Do not stand at my grave and cry, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN, page 132:

     "Oo naman iho, ikaw yung tabachingching dati na kaibigan ng anak ko diba, yung matakaw na bata? Mga dalaga at binata na pala kayo. Kung buhay pa sana si Glezer ay kasing laki niyo na rin sana siya." lumungkot ang mukha ni Aling Glenda.

     "Yes dear, you're the chubby friend of my kid back then right, the voracious kid? You guys and girls are bachelors now. If Glezer was still alive, you'd be as old as him/her." Ms. Glenda's face saddened.

Noun

tabatsingtsing or tabatsingtsíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (endearing or humorous, sometimes derogatory) fat person; fatso; fatty

   Synonyms: taba, tabatsoy, tabatsing, tambakol

   Antonyms: payat, payatot

   • 2010, Budjoy, Kilig Republic 8: Closer You And I, Psicom Publishing Inc, →ISBN, page 90:

     Lahat umedad at nagkaroon ng sari-sariling buhay. Iyong mga inaakala niyang magbubuhay single, may mga asawa't anak na. Ang mga tabaching-ching nangayayat. Ang mga pangit gumanda, at ang mga gumanda para yatang naging losyang.

     Everyone aged and got their own lives. The ones he/she thought will live life single, already have spouses and children. The fatsos became emaciated. The ugly became beautiful, and those that became beautiful seem to have become dowdy.

   • 2015, Biankee Quinto, Bili Mo ‘Ko Coffee, VIVA PSICOM Publishing Corp, page 118:

     "Pumayat ka na," I told him. Mataba itong si Collin. As in TABACHINGCHING. Pero ngayon...

     "You got thinner already," I told him. Collin is fat. As in a FATSO. But now...

Further reading

• “TABACHOY” in Tagalog-English Dictionary, TAGALOG LANG, 2007.