Mahabangdila (en. Long tongue)

ma-ha-bang-di-la

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person who loves to talk a lot or is noisy.

He is a long tongue, which often causes gossip.

Siya ay isang mahabangdila kung kaya't madalas siyang nagiging sanhi ng tsismis.

A common term for someone who often intrudes in others' conversations.

I don't like his behavior as a long tongue always present in discussions.

Hindi ko gusto ang kanyang ugali bilang mahabangdila na laging nandoon sa usapan.

Derived from the words 'mahaba' meaning 'long' and 'dila' meaning 'tongue.'

long tongue

A person's role of always speaking or giving information from others.

mahabang dila

gossip

Unverified information or news being spread.

tsismis

discussion

Discussion or conversation about a topic.

usapan

gossiper

Who is that mahabangdila? It seems like they know everything!

Sino ba 'yang mahabangdila na 'yan? Parang lahat nalang alam!

interfering

I don’t want to be around him/her, so mahabangdila, always interfering in other people's lives.

Ayaw ko na sa kanya, sobrang mahabangdila, lagi nalang nakikialam sa buhay ng iba.

talkative or quick to narrate

Wow, he's so mahabangdila, the story has lasted half an hour and it's all just gossip.

Grabe, sobrang mahabangdila niya, kalahating oras na ang kwento, puro chismis lang.