Malaswa (en. Immoral)

/ma-las-wa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
adjective
Not in accordance with the standards of morality.
His behavior is immoral and unacceptable in society.
Ang kanyang mga asal ay malaswa at hindi katanggap-tanggap sa lipunan.
Refers to things that violate morals.
This film is full of immoral scenes.
Ang pelikulang ito ay puno ng malaswang eksena.
Related to unacceptable sexual content.
These immoral works should not be read by children.
Ang mga malaswang akdang ito ay hindi dapat basahin ng mga bata.

Etymology

Spanish

Common Phrases and Expressions

immoral acts
actions that go against morality
malaswang kilos
immoral text
works that contain unacceptable content
malaswahing teksto

Related Words

moral
Related to the standards of right and wrong.
moral
immoral
Not following the standards of morality.
hindi moral

Slang Meanings

Too sexy or bold clothing or behavior.
Her outfit that was like a swimming suit at the party was so inappropriate.
Ang suot niyang mala-swimming suit sa party ay sobrang malaswa.
Embarrassing or undesirable situation.
Oh no, the incident that happened in front of everyone was so embarrassing.
Naku, sobrang malaswa yung nangyaring insidente sa harap ng lahat.
Something or someone that is inappropriate or offensive.
His jokes earlier were kind of inappropriate for me.
Yung mga jokes niya kanina, medyo malaswa para sa akin.