buang
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Singapore/ˈbuːaŋ/
buang verb: to discard or throw something out.
Verb
buang (third-person singular simple present buangs, present participle buanging, simple past and past participle buanged)
- To discard or throw something out.
- The RSAF attachment in France and Australia is a very good example. If they are in Singapore, many of these RSAF wives will not bother to have babies at all. Likewise in Batam, Singapore men are known to "buang sperm" like water over there.2004 March 2, Kilometric, “Singapore Birth Rate”, in googlegroups
- Being the deep-thinking intellectual I am, I sat in front of my telly, contemplating certain important issues before setting out to watch the 9 o'clock show - The Champion, starring the voluptuous Fiona Xie, no-breasted Jeanette Aw, and cute Toro Tan (I don't know Toro's surname so I anyhow buang).2004 October 28, Xiaxue, “Blogging TV Critic!”, in blogspot.sg
Proper noun capitalized: Buang
Buang
- A barangay of Bacacay, Albay, Philippines.
- A barangay of Pandan, Antique, Philippines.
Examples of buang in a sentence
- Heard the Marina IR 3 Tombstones was built exactly like tombstones to buang sway for the decision makers.2008 November 26, Ahleebabasingaporethief, “Govt 'may take stake in Marina IR' – shame, shame”, in sammyboy:
- I have already buanged two midterms liao.2010 September 28, Yoshi_fanboy, “NUS ppl lip lai”, in forum.hardwarezone.com.sg:
- These two terms are an improvement because they buang the whole need to remember and name the action verb itself.2015 August 5, Gwee Li Sui, “SinGweesh on Wednesday”, in themiddleground.sg, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2016:
- Means that, if you buang Singlish, everyone will be left with his or her own thing.2015 August 9, Gwee Li Sui, “My Singlish Jubilee Wish”, in themiddleground.sg, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2015:
Forms of buang
| third-person singular present | buangs |
|---|---|
| present participle | buanging |
| past participle | buanged |
| past | buanged |
| alternative form | buwang |
Origin of buang
From Malay buang (“throw away, discard”).
Questions about buang
- What does buang mean?
- Buang means to discard or throw something out.
- How do you use buang in a sentence?
- Heard the Marina IR 3 Tombstones was built exactly like tombstones to buang sway for the decision makers.
- What part of speech is buang?
- Buang can be a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce buang?
- Buang is pronounced /ˈbuːaŋ/ (Singapore).
- What is the past tense of buang?
- The past tense of buang is buanged.
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