Editing Manglish (section)

===Adjectives===
*"action/ackshun/eksyen" – showing-off, arrogant, from English "action".<ref name=hall />
*"aiksy/lan si" – arrogant, overconfident.<ref name=hall>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8CmUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT8|title=Manglish: Malaysian English at Its Wackiest! |chapter=Chapter 2: Aiksy Only! So Atas! |author=Lee Su Kim |author2=Stephen J. Hall |publisher=Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd|edition= 2nd|date= 2019 |isbn=978-981-4841-70-2 }}</ref>  ''Laan si'' <!--- 讕屎 ? ---> is of Cantonese origin.
*"best" - superlatively good, see also syok/shiok.<ref name="time out"/>
*"blur" – confused, unfocused, ignorant.<ref name="BBC Singapore terms" />
*"chop" – stamp (of approval). (Due to confusion of the usage of the Malay word "cap". [E.g. I got the chop for my letter from the office lah.])
*"{{linktext|lang=ms|cincai}}" – casually, simply, doing things as one pleases. Comes from Hokkien ''chhìn-chhái'' ({{linktext|lang=zh|凊彩}}) for "simply", "casual" or "slipshod". E.g. "I just cincai order a dish from the menu."<ref name=hall /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/iongji/pdf/annesia304pdf.pdf|title=【凊彩】tshìn-tshái |work=Taiwan Southern Min |publisher=Ministry of Education, R.O.C. }}</ref>
*"geng" – great, amazing, used to describe a person. e.g. "Wah, he is so geng."<ref name="smart local">{{cite web|url=https://thesmartlocal.com/read/malaysian-slang/ |title= 22 Malaysian Slang Words Only Locals Use Like Potong Stim & Kantoi| work=The Smart Local|date= 7 July 2023}}</ref>
*"{{linktext|lang=ms|geram}}" – to be annoyed, irritated, pissed off. Originally from Malay meaning "angry" or "to feel agitated". e.g. "Eh look at his attitude lah, geram only!"<ref name=hall />
*"la-la" – flashy, gaudy appearance. "La-la" replaces the older derogatory term "Ah Lien" that is used to describe girls who wear heavy make-up and outstanding clothes and accessories, which usually end up being rather bad taste instead of looking sophisticated or in fashion. They also usually sport brightly coloured hair. "La-la" can also be used to describe the things these girls are known to wear. E.g. "That salegirl was very la-la"/"The clothes are so la-la." These days, the term is also used to describe guys who sports outstanding/bizarre hairstyle and wear outstanding clothes and accessories resulting in bad taste as well. "la-la zai" and "la-la mui" is commonly used to make distinctions between the genders, with the former referring to guys and the latter referring to girls. The "la-la's" also feature rather punkish attitudes.
*"macam yes" – to describe when a person believes he is amazing, when in reality, he is not. 'Macam' is a Malay word meaning 'as if' or 'like', and 'yes' in this context means 'amazing/great/best/right'. e.g. "He macam yes one." (He believes he is so great.)
*"ngaam ngaam" - just. From Cantonese ({{linktext|lang=zh|啱啱}}),<ref>{{cite web |url= https://words.hk/zidin/%E5%95%B1%E5%95%B1 | title=「啱啱」|work=粵典 }}</ref> e.g. "It ngaam-ngaam fits in." (It fits in just right.)
*"pai-seh" – ashamed, embarrassed/embarrassing. 'pai-seh' ({{linktext|lang=zh|歹勢}}) is of Hokkien origin [E.g.: I kena punish lah... very pai-seh eh!].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theculturetrip.com/asia/malaysia/articles/theres-no-doubt-youll-hear-these-15-slang-words-in-malaysia/ |title=15 Malaysian Slang Words To Help You Speak Like a Local |work=The Culture Trip |first=Mark|last= Zumi |date= 30 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E6%AD%B9%E5%8B%A2 |title=歹勢 |work=MDBG }}</ref>
*"slumber" – relaxed, laid-back; possibly a conflation of the Malay "selamba", meaning nonchalant, and the English "slumber".
*"sup-sup sui" – easy, no big deal. 'Sup-sup sui' ({{linktext|lang=zh|濕濕碎}}) is of Cantonese origin.<ref name=hall />
*"seng" - refer to "geng"
*"{{linktext|lang=ms|syok}}/{{linktext|lang=ms|shiok}}" – indicates the object as superlatively good. "''Syok''" or "''shiok''" is a borrowing from Malay ''syok'' meaning "pleasing" or "attractive", possibly originally Persian ''šoḵ'' (cheerful, spirited) or Arabic ''šawq'' (desire, passion).<ref name="BBC Singapore terms">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36275640 |title=Singapore terms join Oxford English Dictionary |date=12 May 2016 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/40573414 |title=Shiok |work=Oxford English Dictionary }}</ref>
*"tidak apa" - to have a happy-go-lucky attitude, or be indifferent. From Malay.<ref name=hall4 />
*"{{linktext|lang=ms|ulu}}" - uncultured or remote, from Malay meaning  upriver or remote interior of country.<ref name=hall /> The word has also entered British [[military slang]] to mean a remote jungle place.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E7D0CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT30 |title=Frontline: Reporting from the World's Deadliest Places |first= David |last=Loyn|isbn=978-0-85765-316-1 |chapter=Chapter 2 - Into the Ulu |date=9 May 2011 |publisher=Penguin Books}}</ref>
*"yellow" – dirty-minded, perverted. Direct translation of Chinese word for yellow to describe a perverted or dirty-minded person. e.g. "Aiyer, he is very yellow, better stay away from him." (He is very perverted, you should stay away from him.)