sengal-sengal ubi

Malay

Etymology

Literally, “stupid like a yam”

Adjective

sengal-sengal ubi (comparative lebih sengal-sengal ubi, superlative paling sengal-sengal ubi)

  1. (idiomatic) Idiotic.
    • 2019 November 17, @Itsquai, Twitter‎[1] (post), archived from the original on 29-01-2026:
      if kau ada genetik sengal sengal ubi pls jangan ajak aku borak, sebab aku boleh sense kebodohan mutlak yang mengalir dalam badan kau
      If you have idiotic gene, please don't ask me to talk, because I can sense your absolute stupidity flowing on your body.

References

  • Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎[2], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 30
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