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What's a word that describes a person who reminds you of the good things they did for you

English Language & Usage Asked on January 13, 2021

I don’t know if such a word exists in the English language. In the Bisaya language of the Visayas region in the Philippines where I belong, there is a verb that describes exactly that. I can’t find the English translation of it. I can’t even spell it correctly which means I can’t find it in the Bisaya dictionary. I don’t even know the root word of it is. The word is “moyboy” or “boyboy” or whatever. It’s used like this:

Person A: “Gipa-eskwela tikaw. Ako gabayad sa imohang mga tuition.
Unya dili ko nimo togtan pahulam og kwarta?

  • I took you to school. I
    paid all your tuitions and you wouldn’t let me borrow money?

Person B: “Ayaw ko boyboyi.

  • Don’t __ me

Namoyboy si Person A ni Person B

  • Person A is “doing the action on”
    Person B

Mamoyboy si Person A kung dili pahulmon og kwarta.

  • Person A “does the
    action” each time he borrows money.

So if there’s an actual word that is similar in English, I’d like to know what it is. 🙂

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