kadal gurun

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • kadrun (derogatory, political)

Etymology

Compound of kadal (lizard) +‎ gurun (desert). First coined in the derogatory sense during the period of the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election,[1] but it remained largely unknown until 2020.

Pronunciation

Noun

kadal gurun (first-person possessive kadal gurunku, second-person possessive kadal gurunmu, third-person possessive kadal gurunnya)

  1. Egyptian mastigure, Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard, Leptien's mastigure, Egyptian uromastyx, or Egyptian dabb lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia).
    Synonym: dab
  2. (derogatory, politics) a term mostly used to refer Indonesian opposition groups, also including narrow-minded people and those influenced by Middle East fundamentalist groups.

Usage notes

Mostly abbreviated as kadrun in the derogatory sense.

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