kengster
kengster · kengsters
Someone who avoids work, military duties or other responsibilities by constantly…Someone who avoids work, military duties or other responsibilities by constantly reporting sick; a malingerer.
/ˈkeŋstə/
Meaning
1 senses(Singapore, Singlish, derogatory)Someone who avoids work, military duties or other responsibilities by constantly reporting sick; a malingerer.
Origin
keng + -ster, the first element is a clipping of chao keng, from Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty,keng + -ster, the first element is a clipping of chao keng, from Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經 /经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).
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