tompang

Verb

tompang (invariable)

1. (invariable) To have one's items carried by another; to include items as part of a trip taken by another.
   • If you go out then can I tumpang some letters to be mailed from post box?2003, Samantha Hanna, An essential guide to Singlish, page 86
   • May I tumpang my furniture on your lorry?2010-07-15, Denyse Tessensohn, “Useful (and some Colloquial) words and phrases”, in Puterim.com, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2016
2. (invariable) To hitch a ride.
   • Eh, my wife took my car today. Can I tumpang your car to work?2009, The Coxford Singlish dictionary, page 195
   • If you need a short ride within the neighbourhood, just tumpang la.2015-08-29, Adela Megan Willy, “Just Tumpang lah!”, in Motorme.my, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2015
3. (invariable) To append something to a proposal.
   • Party chief Low Thia Khiang said that, while they support the name change to honour Encik Yusof, "we cannot square with the change(s) that are being 'tompang' (piggybacked) with the name change."2015-07-15, Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, “WP MPs object to change in selection process for board”, in The Straits Times, retrieved 01 Nov 2015