ningas-kugon

• dingas-kugon
• lingas-kugon
• ningas kugon

From ningas (“ignition”) +‎ kugon (“cogon grass”), literally “burns like cogon”. Dried cogon grass is highly flammable & ignites easily, but likewise, burns out quickly or does not last long.

• Hyphenation: ni‧ngas ku‧gon
• IPA^(key): /ˌniŋas ˈkuɡon/, [ˌni.ŋɐs ˈku.ɣon]
• IPA^(key): /ˌniŋas kuˈɡon/, [ˌni.ŋɐs kʊˈɣon]

ningas-kugon or ningas-kugón (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜅᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

1. (idiomatic) fleetingly enthusiastic; hardworking, nice, or great at first, but eventually, no longer continues what was started.

ningas-kugon or ningas-kugón (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜅᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

1. ephemeral enthusiasm
2. activity or project that doesn't last

This describes how an initially fiery excitement over a new endeavor loses steam very quickly.

• “ningas-kugon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018