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machiam

Commonly found variants; note these may range from acceptable alternatives to non-standard forms or incorrect spellings*.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.

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machiam

macam

Malay:

macam

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definitions

conjunction

  1. like; similar to
  2. Aiyoh! Don't call me that lah. Macam ... pensioner lah. The reality of it being 20 years hasn't really sunk in yet. I still feel very young.

    — 2006 July 25, Juliana June Rasul (quoting Sheila Majid). Today, "The lah-lah queen". p.30