AFAM

See also: afam

English

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Alternative forms

• afam, Afam

Etymology

Possibly an acronym of a foreigner around Manila.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• afam, Afam

Etymology

Borrowed from English AFAM, possibly an acronym of “a foreigner around Manila”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈfam/ [ʔɐˈfam]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ʔaˈpam/ [ʔɐˈpam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: A‧FAM

Noun

AFAM (chiefly gay slang, women's speech)

1. a white foreigner in the Philippines (usually male)
2. any foreigner in the Philippines
3. a white American in the Philippines (usually male)

   Synonym: Kano

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 2
• 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
• Kandice Chuh; Karen Shimakawa (2001), Orientations: Mapping Studies in the Asian Diaspora‎, Duke University Press, →ISBN
• Rolando S. Tinio (1990), A Matter of Language: Where English Fails‎, University of the Philippines Press, →ISBN