Pinoy Henyo

See also: pinoy henyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

pinoy henyo — alternative letter-case

Etymology

Literally, “Pinoy Genius”. From a segment of the same name since 2004, in the nootime show Eat Bulaga!, the longest running variety show in the Philippines. The segment was later succeeded by Word of the Rings and Gimme 5: Laro ng Mga Henyo (literally, “Gimme 5: Game of the Geniuses”) by 2023 after the Eat Bulaga trademark dispute.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Pi‧noy Hen‧yo

IPA^(key): /piˌnoj ˈhenjo/, [pɪˌnoɪ̯ ˈhɛ.ɲo]

Noun

Pinóy Henyo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜓᜌ᜔ ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

(games) a guessing game where one player has to guess the word given (usually placed on the player's forehead) by asking questions and other players (one or more) can only answer the questions through yes, no, or maybe before the timer runs out

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