pasin resis

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From pasin (“behavior”) +‎ resis (“race”).

Noun

pasin resis

  1. competition, rivalry
    • 2009, anonymous author, Wastaua‎[1]:
      Mi go sampela taim long haus lotu bilong ol na mi lukim olsem i gat pasin resis i stap namel long ol man i holim namba na biknem insait long lotu.
      After a couple of visits to their place of worship, I could see rivalry among prominent members of the group.
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