Gipos (en. Tattletale)

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Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person who reports the wrongdoings of others to the authorities or their parents.

He is the tattletale in our class when he blames others for the problems.

Siya ang gipos sa aming klase kapag sinisi ang iba sa mga problema.

A term often used among children to describe someone who has the habit of reporting others' offenses.

It's not allowed to be a tattletale in our group; let's help each other instead.

Bawal maging gipos sa aming grupo; magtulungan tayo sa halip.

Don't be a tattletale

Advising not to report to parents or teachers about minor misunderstandings.

Huwag maging gipos

report

The process of reporting an event or mistake.

sumbong

Broke or short on money

I'm so broke, I don't even have money for comfort food!

Gipus na gipus na ako, wala na akong pampalubag-loob!

Lacking resources

Our team is short on budget, we can't buy new equipment.

Gipos yung team natin sa budget, hindi makabili ng bagong gamit.

Extremely stingy

Wow, he's so stingy, he won't even buy paper towels.

Grabe, gipus na gipus siya, kahit paper towel hindi bibili.