Idiom USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(eating wind) • It means going on vacation or traveling.
"Kami sekeluarga makan angin ke Eropa tahun lepas."
"Our family went eating wind in Europe last year."
Chinese
| Hokkien and Malay
Malaysia
Portmanteau USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(v.) • It's a portmanteau between a Malay and Hokkien word used in Malaysia and the Hokkien verb ‘sia sui’. It means ‘to embarrass’.
"You don’t mempersiasuikan our family can or not?"
"Can you please don't embarrass our family?"
Submitted July 2020 by bee
Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
It means "whatever" but you can also use it to describe an action where one does anything casually or as one pleases.
"What you want for lunch?" "Cincai lah!"
"What do you want to have for lunch?" "Whatever!"
Submitted July 2020 by bee
Name USED On Rare Occasion BY Almost Everyone
Used to refer to an English-educated Malaysian born Chinese person, who doesn’t have a good command of the Chinese language and can only speak English.
"Alex's grandparents find it hard to speak with him because he is a banana."
Slang USED On Rare Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(eyes have been pasted over with a stamp) • Taking amusement in someone's inability to see things clearly (both literally and figuratively).
"Bak chew tak stamp?"
"Can't you see it?"
Submitted July 2020 by bee
Hashtag USED In the past BY Some People
A hashtag created during the COVID-19 crisis to encourage people to stay at home.
"Day 40 #DudukRumah"
"Day 40 #StayAtHome"
Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
A greeting like "hi", which you can use to replace "good morning", "good afternoon" or "good evening".
"安安，等等要一起出去嗎？"
"Hi, do you want to hang out later?"
Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(interj.) • When someone asks stupid obvious questions, “abuden” is the correct answer. It means “isn’t it obvious?” or "What else did you expect?"
"Are you eating?" "Abuden?"
"Are you eating?" "Duh! Isn't it obvious?"
Submitted July 2020 by bee
Slang USED Frequently BY Everyone
It refers to people who have never invited the person who mentions it to a certain event, outing or gathering.
"你去哪儿? bo jio!"
"Where are you going? You didn't invite me!"
