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TODAY’S SLANGUAGE: (Gen Z) “Halfies”

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1781667413583SLNG_Halfies_Thumb.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong></strong><strong>Halfies (noun)</strong></div><p>(hæfiz)</p><div><br/></div><p>In slang,<strong> “halfie” (plural noun: halfies)</strong> is a casual, informal term used to describe anyone of mixed-race ancestry.</p><p>It usually refers to a person with parents from two different cultural or ethnic backgrounds. The term highlights an individual navigating two distinct identities simultaneously.</p><div><em><br/></em></div><div><em>Paano gamitin nang bongga:</em></div><div><br/></div><p>Fyang Smith has an American father and a Filipino mother. That makes her a halfie. </p><p>Si Anthony Jennings naman ay ipinanganak ng isang British father at Filipina mother, kaya kabilang din siya sa mga celebrity halfies. </p><p>Ivana Alawi was raised in Bahrain by her Pinay mother and Moroccan father, making her a halfie as well. </p>

<p>In slang, “halfie” is a casual, informal term used to describe anyone of mixed-race ancestry.</p>

In slang, “halfie” is a casual, informal term used to describe anyone of mixed-race ancestry.