a pronoun used to address ladies, gentlemen, and variations thereof
Most commonly used in the Philippines where people are either unsure of whether you are a man or a woman, or they just can't be bothered to state the difference.
"Hoy! Pare, isang coke please."
"Yes, mamsir!"
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a person who's gender you can not identify
Is that a man or women? I don't know, it's a mamsir.
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What to address someone whose sex you cannot discern
Excuse me mamsir I did not see you there.
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