meleis

See also: meléis

Malay

Etymology

From a humorous misspelling of English Malays, itself from Melayu. It was also based on English malaise, meaning "illness" or "problem".

Pronunciation

Noun

meleis (plural meleis-meleis, informal 1st possessive meleisku, 2nd possessive meleismu, 3rd possessive meleisnya)

  1. (humorous, Internet slang) Malay people who behave with a backwards attitude, especially with conservative, racist, or extremely religious views and upholding the concept of race superiority

Usage notes

The word itself is not offensive towards Malay people in general, Malay netizens also use this term, to mock members of their own people with stereotypically-racist views or backwards attitudes.

See also
  • cainis (rare, slang, derogatory term for Chinese people who behave in a very arrogant manner)

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

meleis

  1. second-person plural present subjunctive of melar
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