Ah Huay

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 阿花 (a-hoe).

Noun

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Ah Huay (plural Ah Huays)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) A young Chinese woman in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.
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