tokhang

Cebuano

Etymology

From tuktok +‎ hangyo, from Oplan Tokhang (Oplan Tuktok-hangyo).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tok‧hang

Verb

tokhang

1. (of a law enforcer) to knock on a suspected drug trafficker or drug addict's home to persuade them to surrender and stop their illegal activities
2. (slang) to fall victim to extrajudicial killing; to die by summary execution, allegedly carried out by the police or a vigilante, due to involvement in the illegal drug trade
3. (often humorous) to have someone arrested