du lan

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 揬𡳞 (“tū-lān”).

Adjective[edit]

du lan (comparative more du lan, superlative most du lan)

  1. (Singlish, Manglish, vulgar) annoyed, frustrated
    Sibeh du lan! ― I'm so pissed off!
    • 2020, SGAG (YouTube channel) (lyrics and music), “DULAN (A Covid-19 Mulan Parody)”‎[1]:
      Let's get down to business to defeat Wuhan / (Erm, it's COVID-19) / 'Cause all that's happening right now is just so dulan!
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