Hampas literally means to slam. Lupa literally mean ground. So it's meaning is to 'slam the ground'. Though it is used as a way to describe really poor people that have nothing to eat. Usually used by super rich people to call a poor someone.
Ex.
If a rich daughter marries a poor guy, the parents might ask the daughter why she married a hampas lupa.
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Hampas lupa is a Filipino farming tool used for tilling the soil and weeding. It consists of a metal blade attached to a wooden handle, allowing farmers to easily work the land.
hampas lupa-mahirap
In Ilocano, "lupa" translates to "earth" or "land."
The Tagalog translation of "landforms" is "anyong lupa."
The Filipino word for landowners is "mag-aari ng lupa" or "may-ari ng lupa."
ang tagalog ng topsoil ay pinakamababaw na uri lupa...................................