ojek

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Indonesian ojek.

Noun

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ojek (plural ojeks)

  1. A motorcycle taxi in Indonesia.
    • 2009 September 28, Norimitsu Onishi, “Nannies Get a Holiday. Rich Families Get a Suite.”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      It empties its perennially clogged streets of ojeks, the kamikaze-like motorcycle taxis that weave in and out of traffic, and find shortcuts on sidewalks.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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An alteration of obyek, short for the derived term ngobyek (“to moonlight”).

Noun

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ojek

  1. A motorcycle taxi.
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