Ah Beng
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See also: ah beng
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿明 (a-bêng), which is a common Chinese male name.
Pronunciation
Noun
Ah Beng (plural Ah Bengs)
- (Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory) A young Chinese man in Singapore, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.
- 2012 April 15, Neil Humphreys, “From Cool Dude to Sad Old Man”, in The New Paper, page 34:
- Among the ah bengs and ah lians, the mats and the minahs, the young expats and the backpackers, he stood out like a dozen guys on a male-only dance floor singing Dancing Queen (I'll never forgive Blur for ruining my 21st birthday).
Related terms
- Ah Seng
- Ah Lian (female equivalent)
- Ah Huay (female equivalent)
- mat rempit (Malay equivalent, Malaysia)