cebong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese cebong (ꦕꦺꦧꦺꦴꦁ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛbɔŋ]
• Hyphenation: cè‧bong

Noun

cebong (first-person possessive cebongku, second-person possessive cebongmu, third-person possessive cebongnya)

1. tadpole

   Synonym: berudu

2. (derogatory, politics) political supporter of Joko Widodo, president of Indonesia.

   Antonyms: kadrun, kampret

Further reading

• “cebong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.