sengsengub

Malay

Etymology

Contraction of sengal-sengal ubi, literally “stupid like a yam”.

Adjective

sengsengub (comparative lebih sengsengub, superlative paling sengsengub)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of sengal-sengal ubi.

References

  • Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎[1], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 30
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