1 Word Formation Processes Observed in Selected Common Pinoy Gay Lingo Terms Tara Marnela A. Nadera Agatha Mary Junitte P. Rollon BA in English (+63)9164742294 / (+63)9066343689 taramarnela@gmail.com / agathamaryjunitterollon@gmail.com Introduction Gay Lingo is a synthetic language created by the gay community. It is a modern and artistic play on existing words – some taken from the English, Spanish, and Filipino lexicon; some were originally formed by its original speakers – mostly utilized in spoken discourse. Currently, the terms formed by its original speakers, the gay community, are undeniably evident even in the daily conversations of non-gay people. The inventive processes involved in forming gay lingo terms and its‘ daily manifestation in spoken discourse invited the researchers to embark on this investigation. Hence, this paper presents the methods in constructing gay lingo terms used in daily conversations. Specifically, it aims to answer the succeeding questions: (1) what are the word formation processes involved in the construction of selected gay lingo terms, particularly the most frequent word formation process utilized; (2) which part of speech do gay lingo terms usually belong, particularly the most recurrent part of speech, and (3) what are the implications of the most frequent word formation process and part of speech observed in gay lingo terms. The data analyzed were gathered from a blog called Badingtionary in a 2010 article entitled ‗Common Pinoy Gay Terms‘ by a blogger with a pen name ‗va.michaelangelo‘. Review of Related Literature According to Cayabyab (2013), gay lingo is nothing but a play of words. Adding or omitting something from a Filipino root word, twisting words to fit a new meaning or rhyme it with popular names, brand or streets. Most are just inventions to fill a gap in conversations like, ‗chuva‘ and ‗chenes‘ or describe an indescribable event such as ‗ek-ek.‘