Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Pinoy Version

• Wag Mong Pigilan (Awit ng Tugtugan) (Don't Stop The Music)
• Sugat Sa Puso (Bleeding Love)
• Isisi Mo Sa Akin (Sorry, Blame It On Me)
• Sundalong Bata (Crank That)
• Lampa (Clumsy)
• LawLaw (Low)
• Miss Ganda - Payong (Umbrella Tagalog Version)


Pinoy is a demonym used by Filipinos for their compatriots in the Philippines and around the world. Filipinos usually refer to themselves informally as Pinoy or some times feminine: Pinay, which is formed by taking the last four letters of the word 'Filipino' and adding the diminutive suffix -y. The word was coined by expatriate Filipino Americans during the 1920s and was later adopted by Filipinos in the Philippines.

Pinoy is a term of endearment and is rarely used in formal settings. The term is akin to that of a nickname which is used by close family members and friends so that one who uses it somehow already developed some close ties with Filipinos.

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