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Pinay
摆听pin-ahy ]
What does Pinay mean?
A Pinay is a woman from the Philippines, especially one with Filipino heritage living abroad. Its male counterpart is Pinoy.
Where does Pinay come from?
Pinoy is recorded as early as the 1920s, referring especially to a Filipino immigrant. It comes from Tagalog (the principal language of the Philippines), formed from the last four letters of Filipino plus -y, a diminutive suffix for names in the language.聽Pinay is similarly formed from聽Filipina, or a woman from the Philippines, and is recorded since at least the 1970s.
Discover more words in Tagalog in our article, “English 亚洲网紅露点s That Came From The Philippines.”
While Pinay has seen some pejorative use due to the history of Filipino immigration, it has largely become adopted as a proud self-identifier among Filipinas, particularly in their diaspora. A number of academic and autobiographical works published in the 2000s have considered, for example, the experience of the Pinay in various aspects of social life.
The Southern California-based Filipino fast-food chain, Pinoy Pinay, opened in 1992. In the 2000s, the default (and male)聽Pinoy saw prominent use in the Filipino versions of the reality TV shows Big Brother and American Idol: Pinoy Big Brother and Pinoy Idol.
Like Filipinx, Pinxy is occasionally used as gender-neutral alternative to Pinay, Pinoy, and Pin@y.
Examples of Pinay
Who uses Pinay?
People from the Philippines or of Filipino descent casually use Pinay to describe a Filipino woman, especially one living outside the Philippines in the US, though not all find the term acceptable given its immigration-related past.
My favorite pinay actress, Kristine Hermosa! So pretty 鈾�
— Charlotte Grimalt (@CharlotteeeeeG)
Many Filipino women use 笔颈苍补测听to express strength and pride in their identity, heritage, culture, and womanhood.
The Beauties and the Best…Go for Gold Champs! Pinay and Team USANA Pilipinas Pride!
— Team USANA Pilipinas (@TeamUsanaPinas)
Wild.. are there really hate tweets towards proud Pinay Kelsey Merritt for not being "Pinay-looking enough" to "represent" Filipinos at the anticipated Victoria's Secret Fashion Show? Talaga, pati yun iba-bash?
— Bianca Gonzalez (@iamsuperbianca)
Note
This is not meant to be a formal definition of Pinay like most terms we define on 亚洲网紅露点, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of Pinay that will help our users expand their word mastery.