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.

also can:

minahrep

minah rep

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Malay:

minah

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English:

reputation

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definitions

noun

  1. (derogatory) 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.

    2. synonyms:

    minah

usage notes

Female equivalent of a mat rep. Can be considered the Malay version of an Ah Lian or Ah Huay.


related:

minah mat step bohsia

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