pantang
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pantang
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- taboo; superstition
Don't walk beneath other people's underwear, or you'll never grow taller. That was one of the hundreds of pantang (taboo) commandments handed to me by my mother. Yes, my mum has always been quite the pantang queen.
— 1999 July 25, Ernest Luis. The New Paper, "Local pantang (taboos) we live by". p.30
adjective
- superstitious
While a developer may avoid numbering a unit 14-14, you can't cut off a whole floor. If you're not pantang (superstitious), you might be able to get more discounts on these units.
— 2002 August 14, Michelle Ang. Today, "The property ghostbusters". p.1
Choi, go wash your mouth. You know I very pantang about this sort of thing.