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Malay:

bohjan

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definitions

noun

  1. (derogatory) a young, delinquent, promiscuous (usually Malay) man who parties, does drugs, drinks, goes clubbing, seeks casual sex with multiple sexual partners, etc.

    2. Joining the 'lepak, bohsia and bohjan' groups might creating delinquent behavior such as stealing, clubbing, smoking, drinking, free sexual practice and drug addicting. [sic]

    — 2010, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. International Annual Symposium on Sustainability Science and Management. Managing Human, Environment, and Natural Resources for Sustainability: Proceedings. Penerbit UMT, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. ISBN: 9789675366031. p.265

    They included the naturalized association of "lepak" ("loafing") at shopping centres by Malay teens with moral degradation, and the "bohsia/bohjan" ("biker boys" and "biker girls") with drugs and free sex ...

    — 2010, Azmyl Md Yusof. "Facing the music", in Media, Culture and Society in Malaysia. Taylor & Francis. ISBN: 9781135169275


usage notes

Rarer in Singapore; borrowed from Manglish or Malaysian Malay slang. Male equivalent of a bohsia.


related:

bohsia chiongster hiao hongster mat rep samseng ah beng yp ah seng Ah Beng Ah Seng YP paĩ lang paĩ kiã pai lang pai kia