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kelong

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noun

  1. a type of wooden offshore fishing platform common among the maritime cultures of South-East Asia, which may function as fisheries or even homes

    2. For most of us, the image of a kelong ... is often associated with the region's past ... The reality of locally farmed seafood, sadly, is not something widely celebrated.

    — 2016 July 23, Don Mendoza. Today, "SCALING NEW HEIGHTS". p.24

  2. a type of fish trap employed in such offshore platforms, consisting of a series of gates through which fish are 'herded' and eventually trapped, and kept live until ready to be harvested for sale
  3. cheating; trickery; corruption; fraudulent dealings, especially match-fixing

    4. Wigan have only a 35% chance of getting a point. For Bruce, that means there's a 65% chance he'll have to fend off kelong claims from unhappy Blues fans on Monday.

    — 2008 May 10, David Ngiau. Today, "WIGAN V MANCHESTER UNITED". p.51

    Failed floodlights = kelong. It had to be. Poor organisation? No, it was kelong. An inadequate electrical system that led to the floodlight failure? That's just an excuse, it was really kelong.

    — 2007 July 14, David Ngiau. Today, "I once was blind, but now I see ...". p.58


adjective

  1. rigged; unfair; match-fixed; farcical

    2. With each rant, the ranks of cynics, those who scoff at how kelong the game is, grows.

    — 2007 September 1, David Ngiau. Today, "NO MORE PENALTY RANTS, FOR MCCRUM'S SAKE". p.59

  2. manipulated into cheating, rigging, or otherwise involvement in underhanded or fraudulent dealings, especially match-fixing; bought off

    3. But there are non-sporting types in my block who miss the target more often than a kelong striker.

    — 2005 January 8, Neil Humphreys. Today, "Don't wash the dishes stark naked". p.16

    Yes, Jar Jar Binks was an abomination, the acting was more wooden than a kelong referee and the love scenes were atrocious. But George Lucas came good in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

    — 2005 December 23, PLUS Team. Today, "THE BEST AND THE WORST". p.49


verb

  1. to match-fix; to rig or manipulate the result of a sporting event or match
  2. to deliberately lose a game
  3. to be manipulated or coerced into cheating, rigging, or otherwise involvement in underhanded or fraudulent dealings, especially match-fixing; to be bought off

    4. In the industry, I'm known to be strict, I cannot kelong (cheat), you put one million on the table also you cannot get me ...

    — 2006 August 21, Ashraf Safdar (quoting Case Woo). Today, "Q&A with the man who can't be bought". p.35


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