wayang
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Is wayang a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (Malaysia, Singapore, music) Any traditional theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.MalaysiaSingaporecountableuncountable
2. (Malaysia, Singapore, music) Any traditional theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.MalaysiaSingaporecountableuncountable
3. (Singapore, Singlish) Insincere behaviour; an act meant to deceive or mislead.Examples: "There had been two important reservations made on the practice of consultation and consensus. […] The other reservation is that consultation and consensus is no more than a “wayang”, because views are not accepted and no changes are made to the original policy."; "Besides being adept at directing actors from behind the camera, [Royston] Tan is a bit of a wayang king himself."; "Dr Chee called the polls a ‘wayang’ and said they were being held so that the PAP could claim to have the people’s mandate to govern."SingaporeSinglishcountableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (Singapore, Singlish) To put up a front, to pretend (e.g., to be hard at work when one’s superiors are watching) or behave in a false and misleading way, especially if it puts one at an advantage.Examples: "[…] some [MPs] have to do wayang wayang in the evening like meet the people sessions."; "It’s taboo to say that you’re free, even if you have nothing to do, because that’s like asking to get fired. I think it’s obvious whether someone’s actually busy or just wayang-ing—they start toggling between the same documents or surreptitiously using their phone—we just don’t talk about it."SingaporeSinglishinvariable
adj (English)
1. (Singapore, Singlish, never attributive) For show, insincere or fake; ostentatious and showy.SingaporeSinglishnot-comparable
Definition source: Wiktionary
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