Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Manglish, Singlish, not comparable)No matter what, absolutely, even if one dies trying; emphasizes urgency, necessity or commitment.

Origin

Reduplication of die and a calque of Malay mati-matian (“desperately; with all one's might

Reduplication of die and a calque of Malay mati-matian (“desperately; with all one's might”), itself a reduplication of mati (“to die”).

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