We simply love communicating, which is why it’s no surprise that the Philippines has been labeled as “The Text Capital of the World.” One can argue that it’s just because SMS is more affordable than voice calls in the Philippines, and that Pinoys are kuripot (stingy or just thrifty? It’s up to you to decide.), which is why most Pinoys prefer texting. It’s probably the reason that you’ll find Pinoys in practically every country and region around the world. The Filipinos are arguably among the most highly social people in the world. Philippines: Text & Net Capital of the World Philippines: Text & Net Capital of the Worldġ.→ By the way, to learn more about Filipino slang, read our entry on how slang words can make you fluent in Filipino. In this article, we’ll focus on the latter.īut why is it so important to learn slang words used in Filipino text messages and chat rooms? Well, let’s just say you don’t want to be left clueless when chatting with friends in the Philippines, particularly with your millennial friends. And then there are Tagalog Internet slang words, or those that were given birth through social media. In the Philippines, there are Filipino slang words that have been around even before the internet. There’s not a lot of internet slang words in Filipino, but the ones that do exist can be very useful to know when you’re communicating with Pinoy friends online or via text. When sending Filipino text messages or chatting online, knowing the lingo is essential. Now that we have FB Messenger, Twitter, Viber, and WhatsApp, the list has been expanding and will probably continue to do so. Expressions like “ASL please,” “CTC?” and “BRB” used to dominate the internet chat scene, particularly during the era of mIRC and Yahoo! Messenger. The internet gives birth to different trends every now and then.

Text lingo