Malaysia is indeed a multi-cultural nation. Pundek (Poon-deck)Įxample: "Dei pundek, where you wanna eat?" Best used to describe out of control situations that are caused by irresponsible parties. But add the word setan (Satan) and it changes its meaning, making it a lot more brutal. In fact, this word is so popular that it has also become a term of endearment commonly used among close friends to voice their disapproval. Since Malaysia is a Muslim-majority nation, the word babi has become synonymous to reference or describe anything that's non-halal. ![]() Babi Setan (Bah-bee, Say-Ton)Įxample: "That babi setan politician is the cause of this entire political crisis!" Plus, the wounds inflicted by a sword can be healed but nothing can heal a wound inflicted by words, right? Malaysia.Įxample: "The men's bathroom is to your right lah, mangkuk!"Ī bowl, an object that is hollow on the inside and often used by more than one person – used as a term to describe someone who's so dumb, that there's nothing but emptiness in between their ears. It also literally means bed bug.Įxample: "That bangsat just took off with my underwear!"Īgain, let's involve mothers because the probability of someone loving their mum is higher. Fun fact, this swear word is also popular in Malaysia and Singapore. But to make it more personal, it's always useful strategic to include parents (especially mothers) for more dramatic effect. Since we've mentioned kontol, it's only fair to mention references to the cunt. ![]() Pukimak (Poo-Key-Mack)Įxample: "Woi, pukimak! I was here first!" Kontol is best used to express frustration, disgust, anger, and other kontol-ish negative feelings. Kontol (con-toll)Įxample: "My husband is such a kontol for giving me herpes." However, there have been occasions where women – especially best friends – use it on each other as a term of endearment. In Indonesia, it's mostly used for the former. Enter jalang, a curse word that can be used to express anger or surprise. Of course, since anjing is already a gender neutral term, there must be something that's female oriented. Jalang (Jha-lang)Įxample: "That jalang just cut my queue!" or "You look damn good in that batik pinofore yourself, jalang!" It can also be used as a term of endearment among friends. Anjing is often used to express one's dismay or awe. If you're a gamer and play on the Southeast Asian servers, there's an extremely high chance you've come across this curse word. We're gonna start with the mildest on the list and this, is by far, the mildest in Indonesia. Indonesia.Įxample: " A njing, don't kill your teammate!" or " Anjing, you're looking good in that batik shirt!" Not to worry, I've also provided examples for their best use scenarios for you babi setans out there. I'm going to be listing these countries in alphabetical order with the curse words ranked based on their level of crassness or pain they inflict upon an opponent. Here are the top 10 curse words from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines, ranked based on their crassness (bookmark this post for reference). So if you're someone who falls in the above category and would love to diversify your vocabulary to include more Southeast Asian curse words, specifically from countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines, well, you've come to the right place. There was an interesting study done in 2017 that found people who use curse words to be more honest. In fact, swear words are so common that people's mindsets about them are evolving too. However, times are changing and many around the world have at least uttered a swear word at least once in their lifetime. ![]() ![]() Vulgarities in the form of swear words are often associated with people who are uncouth or coarse. Throughout human history and civilization, profanities have been used for basically any situation: From expressing anger to pleasure. What cuts but is not made out of steel? Words, or specifically, curse words! Warning: This story contains vulgarities which may be offensive to some readers.
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