ang moh
UK/ˌaŋ ˈməʊ//ˌɑŋ ˈmoʊ/
ang moh noun: a white person, especially one perceived as a foreigner rather than a local inhabitant.
Noun
ang moh (plural ang moh or ang mohs)
- A white person, especially one perceived as a foreigner rather than a local inhabitant.
- Apart from skin colour, I have nothing in common with these Caucasians. To be honest, I have very little in common with the expatriates who live in Singapore either. For a start, most of the ang mohs that live here, particularly the ones from Britain, tend to come from the upper-middle classes.2001, Neil Humphreys, Notes from an Even Smaller Island, Singapore: Times Books International, published 2005, →ISBN; republished as Notes from an Even Smaller Island: Singapore through a Young...
- Zhen decided he liked Robert, although the Englishman smiled too much. Perhaps this was the ang mo way. In China, if a man smiled too much he was considered effeminate, but Zhen noticed that Baba Tan was completely at ease with them and laughed and smiled more in their company than when he was with...2007, Dawn Farnham, chapter 23, in The Red Thread: A Chinese Tale of Love and Fate in 1830s Singapore (The Straits Quartet; 1), Singapore: Monsoon Books, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- white person
Examples of ang moh in a sentence
- Suyin recognized him immediately—the tall, uncomfortable-looking white man, the ang moh standing guard by the only unoccupied table in the cafe.2010, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, chapter 8, in Joss and Gold, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, →ISBN, page 254:
- You can't tell me I'm that ang moh (Caucasian) who doesn't understand.2015 August 1, Wong Wei Han, quoting Stephen Krempl, “One bold move catapulted him to global stage: Man who heads his own HR consulting...
- "Ang moh" is still used today with an implicit sense of the cultural power ang mohs wield in postcolonial Singapore, whether we admit it anot.2017, Gwee Li Sui, “England”, in Spiaking Singlish: A Companion to how Singaporeans Communicate, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions...
Synonyms of ang moh
- white person
Forms of ang moh
| plural | ang moh |
|---|---|
| plural | ang mohs |
| alternative form | angmoh |
| alternative form | ang mo |
Origin of ang moh
Borrowed from Hokkien 紅毛／红毛 (âng-mô͘, “person of Western descent”, literally “red hair”).
Questions about ang moh
- What does ang moh mean?
- Ang moh means a white person, especially one perceived as a foreigner rather than a local inhabitant.
- How do you use ang moh in a sentence?
- Suyin recognized him immediately—the tall, uncomfortable-looking white man, the ang moh standing guard by the only unoccupied table in the cafe.
- What part of speech is ang moh?
- Ang moh is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ang moh?
- Ang moh is pronounced /ˌaŋ ˈməʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ang moh?
- The plural of ang moh is ang moh.
Words near ang moh in the dictionary
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