to jiak kentang
- verb
- Slang
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- After that feast, I really jiak kentang!
Examples
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Be careful not to jiak kentang during the buffet or you'll regret it later.
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My aunt always tells us not to jiak kentang before dessert arrives.
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After finishing his third plate of food, he said he was jiak kentang.
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He always jiak kentangs during family dinners.
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After finishing his third plate of food, he said he was jiak kentang.
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Be careful not to jiak kentang during the buffet or you'll regret it later.
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My aunt always tells us not to jiak kentang before dessert arrives.
Synonyms
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Not wanting more food or drink after eating enough
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Feeling very full after eating a lot
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Having eaten so much that you feel uncomfortable and want to rest
Very full after eating and feeling uncomfortable
To be very full and uncomfortable after you eat too much
A joking way to say your throat feels full after a big meal
To feel heavy and uncomfortable after eating too much
Antonyms
How Full
Surface Forms
Morphology
jiak + kentang
The constituent words are non-English and not defined here; even if a learner knew 'jiak' = eat and 'kentang' = potato, the literal composition 'eat potato' does not transparently yield 'to feel overly full'. The phrase is a regional slang/metaphor (likely Singlish/Malay/Hokkien influence) with a culture-specific meaning that cannot be predicted from the parts, so it is idiomatic and opaque to learners.
Etymology
The slang jiak kentang may come from the simple image of someone who jiak ('eat') a lot of kentang ('potatoes'), which are very filling so their stomach becomes too full. That's why jiak kentang means 'to feel too full' after eating too much.