jiak kentang
Westernized; rejecting aspects of one's own culture or heritage in favor of Western…Westernized; rejecting aspects of one's own culture or heritage in favor of Western ideologies and practices.
Meaning
1 senses(Manglish, Singlish, derogatory, idiomatic, not comparable)Westernized; rejecting aspects of one's own culture or heritage in favor of Western ideologies and practices.
Origin
From Malaysian and Singaporean Hokkien 食kentang or 食蕳砃 /食𫈉砃 (chia̍h kan-tang), from 食 (chFrom Malaysian and Singaporean Hokkien 食kentang or 食蕳砃 /食𫈉砃 (chia̍h kan-tang), from 食 (chia̍h, “to eat”) + Malay kentang (“potatoes”). Historically, the choice of potatoes over rice as a staple food, or its inclusion in one’s diet was seen as a shift towards a more Westernized lifestyle.
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