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Ah Lian

Ah Lian noun: a young Chinese woman in Singapore associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.

Noun

Ah Lian (plural Ah Lians)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory, ethnic, slur) A young Chinese woman in Singapore associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.
    • 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).2012 April 15, Neil Humphreys, “From Cool Dude to Sad Old Man”, in The New Paper, page 34

Forms of Ah Lian

pluralAh Lians

Origin of Ah Lian

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿蓮 /阿莲 (a-liân).

Questions about Ah Lian

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

Words near Ah Lian in the dictionary

  1. Ah Kong
  2. ah kua
  3. ah kuas
  4. ah kwa
  5. ah kwas
  6. Ah Lian
  7. Ah Lians
  8. Ah Long
  9. Ah Longs
  10. ah me
  11. Ah Mm

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