duit kopi

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Malay

Etymology

duit (money) +‎ kopi (coffee)

Noun

duit kopi (Jawi spelling دوءيت کوڤي, informal 1st possessive duit kopiku, 2nd possessive duit kopimu, 3rd possessive duit kopinya)

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory, politics) coffee money; bribe
    • 2019 July 24, Harits Asyraf Hasnan, “EKSKLUSIF: Pencemaran air Selangor: Nampak tumpahan diesel, ada individu tawar 'duit kopi'”, in Astro Awani:
      Menawarkan 'duit kopi' bagi mengelak laporan dibuat kepada pihak berkuasa. Itu antara pengakuan salah seorang penduduk di sekitar kawasan aktiviti mengorek pasir dekat Bestari Jaya di sini.
      Bidding 'bribes' to avoid being reported to the authorities. That is among the accounts from one of the residents there at a place for sand excavation close to Bestari Jaya.

Descendants

  • English: coffee money (calque)
  • Hokkien: 咖啡鐳 / 咖啡镭 (ko-pi-lui) (calque)
  • Mandarin: 咖啡錢 / 咖啡钱 (kāfēiqián) (calque)

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