boodle fight

 

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From boodle (“candy and snacks”, U.S. Military West Point Academy slang) +‎ fight, initially adopted from the U.S. Military Academy by the Philippine Military Academy, which spread across the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) before spreading to the populace.

boodle fight (plural boodle fights)

1. (Philippines, military) A large communal meal where food is placed directly on top of banana leaves across a long table where diners typically eat standing with their hands or plastic gloves, usually without cutlery.

Borrowed from English boodle fight.

boodle fight

1. (military) a boodle fight

• budol payt, budel payt — colloquial

Unadapted borrowing from English boodle fight. Used due to Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish).

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌbudel ˈfajt/ [ˌbuː.d̪ɛl ˈfaɪ̯t̪]
    • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ˌbudel ˈpajt/ [ˌbuː.d̪ɛl ˈpaɪ̯t̪]
  • IPA^(key): /ˌbudol ˈfajt/ [ˌbuː.d̪ol ˈfaɪ̯t̪]
    • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ˌbudol ˈpajt/ [ˌbuː.d̪ol ˈpaɪ̯t̪]
• Rhymes: -ajt
• Syllabification: boo‧dle fight

boodle fight (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜉᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔) (military)

1. boodle fight