Irish Adverb astig Obsolete spelling of istigh. Tagalog Etymology Backslang of tigas (“solid; hard”). Pronunciation (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔasˈtiɡ/ [ʔɐsˈt̪iɡ̚] Rhymes: -iɡ Syllabification: as‧tig Adjective astíg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜄ᜔) (slang, back slang) cool; awesome Synonyms: maangas, malupit badass; macho Derived terms maastiganpagkaastig Further reading “astig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018 “astig” in Pinoy Slang Dictionary, Copongcopong, 2002-2005. Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 7 Anagrams tagis, tigasWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.