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Ah Lians

Ah Lians is the plural of Ah Lian.

Meaning of Ah Lian

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

Questions about Ah Lians

What is Ah Lians the plural of?
Ah Lians is the plural of Ah Lian.

Words near Ah Lians in the dictionary

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

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