meleis

See also: meléis

Malay

Etymology

From a humorous misspelling of English Malays, itself from Melayu. It was also based on English malaise, meaning "illness" or "problem".

Pronunciation

• (Malaysia) IPA^(key): /mə.leis/

Noun

meleis (plural meleis-meleis, informal 1st possessive meleisku, 2nd possessive meleismu, 3rd possessive meleisnya)

1. (humorous, Internet slang) Malay people who behave with a backwards attitude, especially with conservative, racist, or extremely religious views.

Usage notes

The word itself is not offensive towards Malay people in general. It was created by Malay blogger to highlight stereotypically-racist views or backwards attitudes held by certain segments of the community.

See also

• cainis (rare, slang, derogatory term for Chinese people who behave in a very arrogant manner)

Portuguese

Verb

meleis

1. second-person plural present subjunctive of melar