"Igges" is a word in ILOKANO
n. worm.
... as a reminder that a white man could still kill him for nothing.
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One day an out of work mime is visiting the zoo and attemptsto earn some money as a street performer. Unfortunately, assoon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zoo keeper grabs him anddrags him into his office. The zoo-keeper explains to the mime that the zoo's mostpopular attraction, a gorilla, has died suddenly and thekeeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. Heoffers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until theycan get another one. The mime accepts. So the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit andenters the cage before crowd comes. He discovers that it's agreat job. He can sleep all he wants, play and make fun ofpeople and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime.However, eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires ofjust swinging on tires. He begins to notice that the people are paying moreattention to the lion in the cag e next to his. Not wanting tolose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top ofhis cage, crawls across a partition, and dangles from the topto the lion's cage. Of course, this makes the lion furious,but the crowd loves it. At the end of the day the zoo-keepercomes and gives the mime a raise for being such a goodattraction. Well, this goes on for some time, the mime keeps tauntingthe lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps goingup. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over thefurious lion, he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. Thelion gathers itself and prepares to pounce. The mime is so scared that he begins to run round and roundthe cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the mime startsscreaming and yelling, "Help, Help me!" but the lion is quickand pounces. The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up atthe angry lion and the lion says, " Shut up you idiot! Do youwant to get us both fired?"
v. /MA-/ [= MAARIEK or MARIEK] to be tickled, excited or stirred up agreeably. Saan mo nga iggaman ta siket …
Read the complete definitionn. intestinal worm.
Read the complete definitionbágay a {1} befitting, becoming. Bágay kaáyu sa íyang nawung ang antipára, His glasses are very becoming on his face. …
Read the complete definitionv. /-EN/ to be worm-eaten, to become affected with blight: said of the sweet potato (KAMOTIT). Balitungegen manen ta kamotit …
Read the complete definitionbalukbuk n {1} k. o. weevil that bores in grains, like corn. {2} k. o. worm that bores into root …
Read the complete definitionbítuk n roundworm in the digestive tract. May bítuk nang batáa kay dakug tiyan, That child has worms because he …
Read the complete definitionn. weevil or its larva; powder post beetle; woodworm. v. /-EN/ to be attacked by weevils: said of posts, boards. …
Read the complete definitionbugáis n k. o. ringworm, k. o. skin disease marked by circular scaly patches. v [B1246; a4b5] infect with ringworm. …
Read the complete definitiongímuk v [A2S3] make a slight movement in place. Migímuk ang bátang natúlug dihang gipáak sa namuk, The sleeping baby …
Read the complete definitionhipálag see palag. hipanhipan (from ulahípan) n small red or brown worms resem-bling small centipedes, used as bait. They are …
Read the complete definitioníhì n {2} liquid excretion of some worms and millipedes. Ang íhì sa labud makapásù kunu, They say millepede excretions …
Read the complete definitionkíbut v [A2S] {1} for the anus to move in contracting. Huypa ang lubut sa manuk dì ba mukíbut, Blow …
Read the complete definitionkigwa n tiny white intestinal worms which appear in the anus and tickle intensely. v [A123P; a2] have these worms. …
Read the complete definitionAn order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers …
Read the complete definitionpasmu n ailments characterized by a feeling of weakness and dizziness, or in debility in a single limb, or by …
Read the complete definitionpurga n purgative. Purga sa bítuk, Purgative for intestinal worms. v {1} [A; a1] administer a purgative. {1a} [A] take …
Read the complete definitionsámù n k. o. brown seaweed that grows rooted, with small nod-ules scattered over its branches. It is hung on …
Read the complete definitionsapiring n k. o. hairy worm with very itchy hair. v [b4(1)] be stung by the itchy hair of this …
Read the complete definitionsaput n clothes. v {1} [A13] wear clothes. Kadtung nagsaput ug putì, The one wearing white. {2} [A; c1] cloth …
Read the complete definitionsásing n k. o. edible, white worm of the mud near the seashore.
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