Question: is punyeta a bad word?
Answer: When punyeta is used as an insult directed at a person as in "Mga punyeta kayo!" (You are all punyeta(s)!), it has a sense similar to the English word asshole. This word was used heavily by John Arcilla's character in the 2015 Philippine epic film Heneral Luna in lines such as "Ingles-inglesin mo ko sa bayan ko?!