It’s confusing, but don’t worry, we’ll enlighten you soon.Īlthough often used to poke fun and make conversations lighter, Beki talk is complex and a way for the gay community to bridge the differences in the country’s many languages. “Indiana Jones,” for example, does not refer to the Harrison Ford action flick but a term that means “to not show up.” If you find yourself in any Filipino social, your ears are bound to catch familiar terms in a very different context.

This lingo he’s talking about is the 'Beki language,' the colloquial term for gayspeak in the Philippines. “That’s especially visible in how gay lingo has penetrated and fused with our vernacular,” Santos told VICE.