babi
- noun
- Slur
- Using the word babi in conversation can deeply offend someone from Malaysia or Indonesia.
Examples
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He angrily called the rude driver a babi after being cut off in traffic.
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She was shocked when someone shouted babi at her in the market.
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Don't be such a babi!
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He called her a babi after the argument.
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He angrily called the rude driver a babi after being cut off in traffic.
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Using the word babi in conversation can deeply offend someone from Malaysia or Indonesia.
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She was shocked when someone shouted babi at her in the market.
Synonyms
A person who is greedy and rude in how they act
A rude, insulting word for a very unpleasant person
An insulting name people use about a woman to show anger or contempt
An insulting name for someone considered very ugly
A rude name for a person whose face looks like a monkey's
Surface Forms
Etymology
Babi is also used as an insult in Malay and Indonesian, meaning 'pig', so calling someone babi is like calling them a 'pig' and can deeply offend people.