lagpot ang kalag
Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From lagpot (“to fly off; to be ejected violently; to be flung away”) and kalag (“soul; spirit”).
Literally:/"The soul was flung out violently."
Verb
[edit]lagpot ang kalag (Badlit spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜎᜄ᜔)
- (idiomatic, colloquial, hyperbolic) to be scared shitless; startled out of one's wits; utterly shocked or terrified. Used to describe an intense, knee-jerk reaction to a sudden fright, a dangerous encounter, or an explosive sound that causes one's heart to drop.
- Suway mog sakay aning roller coaster, segurado lagpot ang kalag nimo ug makapanawag og mama nga tua sa langit!
- Try riding this roller coaster; your soul will definitely be flung right out of you, and you'll find yourself crying out for your mother up in heaven!
- Mao ning banakon nakit-an namo gabii sa among lakaw, lagpot jud among kalag uy!
- This is the king cobra that we encountered during our walk last night; our souls were absolutely startled out of our wits!
- Lagpot ang kalag kadali oy! Kusog kaayo ang buto sa transformer dapit diri sa among kanto. Brownout among opisina.
- My soul flew out for a second! The explosion of the transformer near our corner was incredibly loud. Our office is now blacked out.
Usage notes
[edit]- The idiom plays on the terrifying physical sensation of a sudden jump scare or near-death experience. It dramatically suggests that the fright was so immense and violent that the physical body could not contain the spirit, causing the soul (kalag) to be physically launched right out of the flesh.
Synonyms
[edit]- saka ang itlog sa liog (idiomatic; "the testicles climbed up to the neck"; scared stiff; frozen in sheer terror)
- saka ang itlog sa tutunlan (idiomatic; "the testicles climbed up to the throat"; scared stiff; frozen in sheer terror)
- nakuratan (verb; shocked; startled)
- hadlok kaayo (phrase; extremely terrified)
- nakalitan (verb; caught completely off guard)