tokhang
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Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Oplan Tokhang (Oplan Tuktok-hangyo), from tuktok + hangyo.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: tok‧hang
Verb[edit]
tokhang
- (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
- (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
- (often humorous) to have someone or something arrested or detained