prokem

Indonesian

Etymology

From preman +‎ -ok- with the final rime elided, from Dutch vrijman (“freeman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.kɛm/
• Hyphenation: pro‧kem

Noun

prokèm (plural prokem-prokem or para prokem)

2. (slang) Prokem form of preman
4. (historical, linguistics) a slang variant of Indonesian, originally used by preman and became popular among the youth in the 1970's and 1980's.