English Explanatory Dictionary

Ah Huay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A young Chinese woman in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.

Word forms

Ah Huay Ah Huays

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿花 (a-hoe).

Related words

Ah Lian Ah Beng Ah Seng ah kua Ah Long ah pui Ah Tiong
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