page_title: Ukay-ukay
section_title: Etymology
hierarchical_section_title: Ukay-ukay / Etymology
caption_attribution_description: English: ukay ukay galore
context_page_description: An ukay-ukay is a Philippine store where secondhand items such as clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are sold at a cheap price. Items sold at the ukay-ukay are commonly imported from North American or European countries.
context_section_description: The term ukay-ukay is derived from the Filipino verb hukay or halukay, which means "to dig" or "to sift through" respectively. Technically, the english term of Ukay-Ukay is "DIG-DIG". It is synonymous with the verb wagwag, an act of dusting off a piece of clothing by taking hold of one end and snapping it in the air, and shake the item chosen to dust it off; and SM, meaning segunda mano (secondhand), which is also a pun on the foremost Philippine retail chain SM.
caption: In Davao City
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