geng plastik hitam

Malay

Etymology

From the black plastic bags worn by the criminals on their heads when they were brought to police stations, or the plastic bags used to hide food and drinks when buying or consuming them in public.

Noun

geng plastik hitam (Jawi spelling ݢيڠ ڤلستيک هيتم, plural geng-geng plastik hitam, informal 1st possessive geng plastik hitamku, 2nd possessive geng plastik hitammu, 3rd possessive geng plastik hitamnya)

1. (Islam, slang) Muslims who are arrested by the religious police for violating the daily fast on Ramadan by eating and drinking during daylight hours in public.
   • 2022, Utusan[1]
   • Jabatan Agama Islam Perak (JAIPk) akan memantau lokasi tumpuan tumpuan geng plastik hitam, iaitu individu yang membeli makanan di bulan puasa di sepanjang bulan Ramadan.

     The Islamic Religious Department of Perak (JAIPk) will mark the locations where the black plastic gangs gather, who are individuals who buy food throughout the fasting month of Ramadan.

Synonyms

• kaki ponteng puasa (“feet who skip the fasting, people who violate the Ramadan daytime fast”)

Further reading

• “geng plastik hitam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.