Piskalia (en. Spanking)

pis-ka-lia

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A term referring to the act of slapping or spanking a child's buttocks as a form of punishment.

Spanking children is prohibited according to new laws.

Ipinagbabawal ang piskalia sa mga bata ayon sa mga bagong batas.

do not spank anymore

do not punish in this way anymore

huwag nang piskaliahin

punishment

A type of correction for misbehavior or undesirable actions.

parusa

discipline

The shaping of proper behavior or character through rules or punishments.

disiplina

Spent a lot of money or lives a very luxurious lifestyle

My friends were so extravagant at the new bar, I ran out of money!

Sobrang piskalia ng mga tropa ko sa bagong bar, ubos ang pera ko!

Got into a situation that you can't really handle

Because of my extravagance in these things, I got in over my head.

Nang dahil sa piskalia ko sa mga bagay na ito, napasubo ako.

To live it up or enjoy like there's no tomorrow

Go ahead, let's just live it up, Marco said at the party.

Sige lang, piskalia na tayo, sabi ni Marco sa party.