Bugbugan (en. Brawl)

/bʊgˈbuɡan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A type of fight or skirmish that is often informal.

There was a brawl on the street that lasted for several minutes.

Nagkaroon ng bugbugan sa kalsada na umaabot ng ilang minuto.

The situation that describes physical conflict among people.

The brawl between two groups caused chaos in the area.

Ang bugbugan ng dalawang grupo ay nagdulot ng kaguluhan sa paligid.

derived from the word 'bugbug' meaning 'to engage in physical combat'.

The brawl started

The situation escalated into a fight.

Nagsimula ang bugbugan

People argue in the brawl

People fell into a fight because of misunderstanding.

Magtalo ang mga tao sa bugbugan

punching

The act of hitting a person with a fist.

pagsuntok

confrontation

An organized struggle or fight between people or groups.

labanan

Fighting or brawling that often turns into fun and chaos.

Oh no! They had a brawl at the corner earlier, and there was just a lot of laughing!

Naku! Nagbugbugan sila sa kanto kanina, puro tawanan pa!

A playful fight or rivalry that is not too serious.

Their brawl was like a game, not serious at all.

Yung bugbugan nila, parang laro lang, hindi seryoso.