aksi borak

English

Etymology

Malay aksi (“action; brag”) + Malay borak (“chit-chat”).

Adjective

aksi borak

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Stuck up; haughty.
    • 1994, Michael Chiang, Private Parts & Other Play Things (page 242)
      […] aksi borak with me, okay? What executive policy, policy? You think you slang-slang a bit I scared, is it? Bloody fool!
    • 2017, Gwee Li Sui, Spiaking Singlish
      What to do? Sinkies suka aksi borak and end up liddat lor. We wan to sound tua ki and end up sounding tua ki in a goblok way. Orbigood!
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