Buang

//ˈbuːaŋ// name, verb, slang

name, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To discard or throw something out. Singapore, colloquial, informal

    "The RSAF attachment in France and Australia is a very good example. If they are in Singapore, many of these RSAF wives will not bother to have babies at all. Likewise in Batam, Singapore men are known to "buang sperm" like water over there."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A barangay of Bacacay, Albay, Philippines.
  2. 2
    A barangay of Pandan, Antique, Philippines.

Example

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"The RSAF attachment in France and Australia is a very good example. If they are in Singapore, many of these RSAF wives will not bother to have babies at all. Likewise in Batam, Singapore men are known to "buang sperm" like water over there."

Etymology

From Malay buang (“throw away, discard”).

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