Word of the Day for October 22, 2026: esmiringhoy

verb

DEFINITION: A slang term believed to have Visayan roots that gained popularity on social media as a reference to sexual intercourse. It is similar to other colloquial terms like “jerjer” and “bembangan.”

ETYMOLOGY: The origin of the word is uncertain. However, in the 1996 published English-Visayan Vocabulary book by Ben Garcia, Visayan terms esmiringhoy and esmiringhay are listed as equivalents of concubinage, meaning “living together as husband and wife even though they are not legally married.” 

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