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Ah Huay

Ah Huay noun: a young Chinese woman in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.

Noun

Ah Huay (plural Ah Huays)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory) A young Chinese woman in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.

Forms of Ah Huay

pluralAh Huays

Origin of Ah Huay

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿花 (a-hoe).

Questions about Ah Huay

What does Ah Huay mean?
Ah Huay means a young Chinese woman in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.
What part of speech is Ah Huay?
Ah Huay is a noun.
What is the plural of Ah Huay?
The plural of Ah Huay is Ah Huays.

Words near Ah Huay in the dictionary

  1. Ah Chee
  2. Ah Chees
  3. Ah Chek
  4. ah gua
  5. ah guas
  6. Ah Huay
  7. Ah Kong
  8. ah kua
  9. ah kuas
  10. ah kwa
  11. ah kwas

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