Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

definitions

noun

1. (chiefly of a female Malay person) a girl; a gal; a dudette; a Jane Doe
2. (possibly derogatory) a Malay woman; a female person of Malay ethnicity

If you are insulted that you are labelled a Minah just because you are a Malay girl, then you should think twice about labelling that girl who sat across you in the train a Minah just because she dresses like what you think 'a Minah' dresses like. Who's labelling who now?

— 2009 May 27, minahspeak. "The 5 Golden Facts of Minah-ism.". https://minahspeak.livejournal.com/9469.html

3. (derogatory, likely from a shortening of or association with minah rep) a young, delinquent Malay woman, often associated with negative stereotypes such as smoking, drinking, truancy, lepaking, low education, and a certain style of dress; often also a girlfriend of a mat rep or a regular female companion of a group of mat reps.

Over the years (from the early 2000s I'd say), the reputation of "Minah Reps" in Singapore began to become more widespread, resulting in people shortening the phrase to just "Minahs". Hence, it's no wonder that people (even Malays) find it harder to distinguish between the two.

— 2017 April 19, Unscripted Paradox. "What it means to be a Singaporean Minah". https://unscriptedparadox.blogspot.com/2017/04/what-it-means-to-be-singaporean-minah.html

synonyms:

minah rep