die-die
Meanings
adv
- No matter what, absolutely, even if one dies trying; emphasizes urgency, necessity or commitment.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Reduplication of die and a calque of Malay mati-matian (“desperately; with all one's might”), itself a reduplication of mati (“to die”).
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