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===Nouns=== *"[[ang mo]]" β White people, from Hokkien "red hair" ({{linktext|lang=zh|η΄ ζ―}}). Used by Chinese, while the Malays use [[Mat Salleh]] {see below}.<ref name="smart local"/> [[Gweilo]] may be used in Cantonese. *"chop" β stamp (also used as verb). From Malay 'cop' meaning stamp e.g. "Put your company chop on the receipt". *"dollar" β a loaned currency used especially in relation to business transactions, in lieu of "ringgit" (Ringgit Malaysia). *"[[Mat Salleh]]" - a Malay term to describe white people.<ref name="smart local"/> *"outstation" β out of town (e.g. going ''outstation''), from the colonial era when British officials went to hill stations to escape the heat.<ref name=hall7 /> *"terrer" β (pronounced as the English "terror") Refers to someone or something being awesomely amazing or good (e.g. "Bloody hell, that guy is ''terrer!''").
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