mat salleh

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Malay:

mat salih

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definitions

noun

  1. a white person; a person of European descent, especially a British person

    2. As I stepped out of the shower, the little white rodent scurried across the floor and I scurried out into the lodge. Housemaids were treated to the sight of a soaking wet mat salleh, shouting: "There's a mouse in my house!"

    — 2004 August 7, Neil Humphreys. Today, "Leeches up my breeches!". p.8

    synonyms:

    ang moh

related:

mat mat roker mat rep ang moh kui

categories:

cultural

references:

1. 

PRPM - mat salih