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WORDS A MALAYSIAN MUST USE BEFORE DYING

(Just in case you're wondering, this is for my own chapter in New Malaysian Essays 1. I will be writing something that will be called either 'An Uncensored Malaysian Dictionary' or the title of this here blog post. The chapter will be around 12,000 words long and will of course include definitions, usage examples (which should be fun to write) and, wherever possible, etymology. I will collect many here, then pick my favourites and work from those. When read from start to finish it is meant to tell a kind of story. I am inspired, believe it or not, by Nabokov's Pale Fire).




1. ABC
2. Achi
3. Action
4. Adoi
5. Ah beng
6. Ah kua
7. Ah long
8. Aiseyman
9. Alamak
10. Alibaba
11. Amoi
12. Anak ikan
13. Ang pow
14. An-nay (provided by POP! ARE US)
15. Apa kes (provided by RAMLEE)
16. Apanama (provided by RAMLEE)
17. Apek
18. Awek
19. Ayat (provided by KEN KIN)
20. Ayoyo
21. Babi
22. Bagus
23. Bahalul (provided by DANNY LIM)
24. Baik punya
25. Balak
26. Balun (provided by AZMYL)
27. Bangali (provided by POP! ARE US)
28. Bangang (provided by DANNY LIM)
29. Bangla
30. Bangsat (provided by POP! ARE US)
31. Bapak
32. Bapuk
33. Barua
34. Basket
35. Batu api
36. Beb ((provided by DANNY LIM)
37. Bebal (provided by DANNY LIM)
38. Best (provided by ANDREW)
39. Binawe
40. Blah (provided by AZMYL)
41. Blur
42. Bodek
43. Bohsia
44. Boleh
45. Bongok (provided by DANNY LIM)
46. Borak
47. Boria
48. Boroi
49. Bos
50. Botak
51. Boyan
52. Brader
53. Bugger
54. Bungkus
55. Burit (provided by TIPTRA)
56. Butuh
57. Cable
58. Cabut (provided by AZMYL)
59. Canggih
60. Catch no ball (provided by JY)
61. Caya
62. CBT
63. Celaka (provided by LIFF)
64. Chabo (provided by DANNY LIM)
65. Choi
66. Cibai
67. Cilok
68. Cinapek
69. Cincai
70. Cipap (provided by M.ZUL)
71. Ciplak
72. Ciput
73. Comolot
74. Conteng
75. Control hensem
76. Corner
77. Cover line
78. Cucuk
79. Cun
80. Dajal (provided by ALIA)
81. Dangdut
82. Dengki
83. Die-die
84. DLL (dan lain-lain) (provided by XMOCHA)
85. Duit kopi
86. F’ler
87. Faiti
88. Feng shui
89. Feng tau
90. Fire
91. Fren (provided by JY)
92. Frust
93. Fuyoh
94. Gabra
95. Gam (provided by POP! ARE US)
96. Gatal
97. Geli
98. Gempak (provided by ZALEE)
99. Geng
100. Geram
101. Gian
102. Giler
103. Goblok (provided by TIPTRA)
104. Gol (as in death)
105. Gone case (provided by DANNY LIM)
106. Goreng
107. Gostan (and its opposite, gohed, is provided by SAHARIL)
108. Gua
109. Gundek
110. Gwailoh (provided by DANNY LIM)
111. Hai lo (provided by TAY SY)
112. Haiya (provided by POP! ARE US)
113. Halal (provided by ANDREW)
114. Half-past six (provided by JY)
115. Ham sap
116. Hampeh (provided by LIFF)
117. Hancus
118. Hantu
119. Hapchu (provided by SHARON BAKAR)
120. Havoc
121. Illek
122. ISA
123. Izzit?
124. Jakun
125. Jalan (incl. jalan-jalan)
126. Jam
127. Jamban
128. Jambu
129. Jinjang
130. Jiwang
131. Joli ((provided by DANNY LIM)
132. Jom ((provided by DANNY LIM)
133. Jubur
134. Kacang
135. Kacau (provided by ANDREW)
136. Kaki
137. Kamching
138. Kampung
139. Kan (provided by TAY SY)
140. Kan chong (provided by TAY SY)
141. Kantoi
142. Kapcai
143. Kasi can
144. Kau tim
145. Kau-kau
146. Kay poh
147. Kayu (provided by TIPTRA)
148. Kecoh
149. Kelam-kabut
150. Kelas
151. Kelentong
152. Keling
153. Kencing
154. Kepala
155. Kerek
156. Ketot
157. Khalwat
158. Kiasi (provided by TAY SY)
159. Kiasu
160. Kira
161. Kongkek
162. Kongsi ((provided by DANNY LIM)
163. Kontot
164. Kopek
165. Korek
166. Kosong-kosong
167. Koyak (provided by AZMYL)
168. Kuku (provided by TAYSY)
169. Kurang ajar
170. Kurang manis
171. Kureng
172. Lah
173. Lahanat (provided by SAHARIL)
174. Laidat (provided by TED MAHSUN)
175. Lain-lain
176. Lalang
177. Lalok
178. Lancap (provided by KEN KIN)
179. Lancau
180. Lansi
181. Lantak
182. Lanyak ((provided by DANNY LIM)
183. Laser
184. Layan (provided by AZMYL)
185. Leceh
186. Lempang ((provided by DANNY LIM)
187. Leng chai
188. Leng loi
189. Lepak (provided by TIPTRA)
190. Lingkup
191. Loaded
192. Lor
193. Lu
194. Lubang (produced by GRACE SHU)
195. Ma fan
196. Ma hai
197. Macha
198. Mah
199. Main (incl. main-main)
200. Mak Datin
201. Makan
202. Malu (incl. malu-malu)
203. Mamak
204. Mampus
205. Mangkuk
206. Manja
207. Mat fit (provided by AZMYL)
208. Mat salleh
209. Meletup
210. Member
211. Mengamok
212. Mengarut
213. Menten (provided by AZMYL)
214. Menyampah (provided by TIPTRA)
215. Meraban (provided by AZMYL)
216. Merajuk
217. Miang
218. Miscall
219. Muhibbah
220. Muka seposen / Ten-sen face
221. Ngam (incl. ngam-ngam)
222. Nyanyuk
223. Ondaway
224. One
225. Ong
226. Opocot ((provided by DANNY LIM)
227. Orait
228. Ori
229. Paiseh
230. Palat
231. Pancit
232. Pangsai (provided by DANNY LIM)
233. Pantat
234. Pariah
235. Pau
236. Pecah lubang
237. Pengkid
238. Pengsan (provided by ANDREW)
239. Pening
240. Perasan (provided by TIPTRA)
241. Pesan
242. PM (provided by ANDREW)
243. Pokai
244. Pondan
245. Ponteng
246. Porah
247. Pot
248. Power
249. Poyo (provided by DANNY LIM)
250. Projek (provided by DANNY LIM)
251. Pukimak
252. Pundek
253. Rempit
254. Rilek ((provided by DANNY LIM)
255. Rojak
256. Rubber
257. S’kali
258. Sabo
259. Saje (provided by DANNY LIM)
260. Sakai
261. Samseng
262. Sapu ((provided by DANNY LIM)
263. Sayang
264. Sayur (provided by AZMYL)
265. SB
266. Sedap
267. Selamba
268. Selekeh
269. Semacam
270. Sempoi (provided by JULIANA CHOO)
271. Sengkek
272. Sensitif
273. Settle
274. Share-share
275. Siut
276. Skodeng
277. Sky juice
278. Slowtalk
279. Sotong
280. Spender
281. Sporting
282. Spotting
283. Steady
284. Steng (provided by AZMYL)
285. Stim
286. Suay
287. Sub sub suay (provided by MISBEN)
288. Sub-con
289. Sundal
290. Surat layang
291. Syok
292. Tai kor
293. Tai tai
294. Taik
295. Tanggaci
296. Tapau
297. Taruh
298. Taukay
299. Telur
300. Tembak (provided by DANNY LIM)
301. Tension
302. Terbalik (provided by TAY SY)
303. Terpleot
304. Terror
305. Teruk (provided by ANDREW)
306. Thamby
307. Tibai
308. Tiu
309. Tokkok (talk cock)
310. Torak
311. Uncle
312. Usha
313. Wa lau eh
314. Whack
315. Wheregot?
316. Win-win
317. Yamakahai
318. YB




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