Balagtas (en. Balagtas)

ba-lag-tas

Synonyms

A spoken debate full of wit and intelligence, often used in competitions.

Their balagtasan in school was great, so many clever statements!

Ganda ng balagtasan nila sa paaralan, ang daming clever na pahayag!

A conversation mixed with jokes and not serious, usually among friends.

Our laughter at the corner earlier was just like a balagtasan.

Parang balagtasan lang 'yung mga tawanan namin sa kanto kanina.

A dialect filled with slang and street language in a speech.

Mark's balagtasan was full of street faces, so everyone laughed!

Ang balagtasan ni Mark, puno ng mukha ng kanto, kaya lahat ay napatawa!