ylwong’s Dictionary

I write jargons from broken Japanese to gramatically-wrong English to Singlish to Rojak Malay to Chinglish (is that what you call it?). So, here are a list of words that may appear in my blog, that you might not understand:

Symbol

/b/
1. Random, e.g. He is a /b/tard.

/r/
1. Request *put the name of anything here*, e.g. “/r/ torrent”.

#

513
1. May 13 1969, a date in Malaysian history where a racial riot happened due to the result of the 1969 general elections which was later declared null.

5 centimetres per second
1. The speed of a Sakura petal falling from a tree.
2. A three episode anime movie with the theme of love, school. Has lots of snow, sakura and tears.

A

Ah Lai
1. Lai Pak Tong, Discipline Master of STTSS. Has a bigger tummy than the old man living at the North Pole.

anime
1. originated from the word animation, anime is literally Japanese animation, or in other words, Japanese cartoon.

B

Baka
1. Breed, e.g. “What baka is that dog?”
2. Stupid. Japanese but widely understood. E.g. “What is that baka doing?”.

Bear, The
1. Ryan (Self-proclaimed, don’t blame me.).
2. Jason Phang, e.g. Phang Bear
3. Anyone Ryan thinks fit as a bear.

Bodoh
1. Stupid, e.g. “He is so bodoh-lah.”

bomoh
1. witchdoctor, famous in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

C

Chan
1. Surname, e.g. Jackie Chan, Henry Chan (0701), Victor Chan (Optic), etc.
2. Suffix mainly used by cute girls or children, e.g. Sakura-chan, Hinata-chan.
3. Imageboards, usually 18+, e.g. 4chan, 7chan.

Chibi
1. Small, little, e.g. Chibi Maruko-chan.

Cover Buy
1. A purchase based mainly on cover design.

D

DAP
1. Democratic Action Party, an opposition party in Malaysia formed to abolish bumiputera rights and promote racial equality.
2. Download Accelerator Plus, useless, really.

E

Espers
1. People, usu. human beings but are not limited to, with psychic ability. They go between dimensions to repair and destroy unknown beings causing destructions.

F

Fire Umbrella Can Kill You.
1. The F-Word, e.g. fuck.

G

Google
1. The internet’s largest search engine.

H

Hachikuro
1. Short of Honey & Clover (Hachimitsu to Kuroba)

Haruhi
1. Suzumiya Haruhi, the main character of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Known for her beauty & hyperness.
2. Fujioka Haruhi, the main character of Ouran Host Club. A female surrounded by many handsome and cute males as opposed by harem animes.

Hon-ya
1. Bookstore (書店 in Japanese)
2. Anyone who reads too much books, usu. girls (not including mangas), e.g. Miyazaki Nodoka.

Hugh
1. A Maplestory retard. Also known as Acacia, EdricO, Digiwiz, and many other weird names.

I

ITE
1. It’s the end.
2. Institute of Technical Education, Singapore.

J

K

Korek
1. A modified version of “correct” as heard in the VK Lingam Video.
2. “Dig” in Malay.

L

Lai, Mr.
Read “Ah Lai”.

Lingam
1. A curry powder brand.
2. A lawyer famous for being the star in a judge-fixing video-clip.

M

Makoto
1. A baby fox turned into a girl to repay the person who saved her. Has fetish towards pork buns and shojo mangas, e.g. Sawatari Makoto.
2. A guy who was stabbed to death with a knife by a classmate who was pregnant with his baby. His dead body was then chopped into pieces, stuffed into a gym bag and brought on board a Nice Boat by another girl he cheated. The symbol of dishonesty, empty promises and irresponsibility, e.g. Itou Makoto.
3. A famous director who created “5 Centimeters per second”, e.g. Shinkai Makoto.

Manga
1. Japanese for “comic”. Not enough? Ask Aso Taro, the foreign Minister of Japan.
2. (Mangga) Mango in Malay.

Meganekko
1. (眼鏡キャラクター) Girls with spectacles, usually those nerdy types but are not limited to, e.g. Yuki Nagato.

Midori
1. Green colour in Japanese.
2. ylwong’s right hand. (“Looks like the only girlfriend I’ll have is my right hand.”)
3. (Midori Days) An anime where a girl named Midori ended up becoming the right hand of the guy she likes.

Mobo/Mogo
1. Short for Modern Boys/Modern Girls

N

Negi
1. Spring onion (in Japanese)
2. A 10-year-old teacher in an all-girls school who also happens to be a magician, e.g. Negi Springfield.

NSFW
1. Not safe for work, e.g. Hentai, or anything that would make Mr. Lai blush.

O

Offline Meeting
1. Meeting with people first acquainted through the internet in real life.

P

Q

R

Rockets, The
1. Refer to DAP (1)
2. A NBA Basketball team.
3. (Team Rocket) An evil organization in Pokémon, active in the both Kanto and Johto region.

S

Sakura
1. A type of tree with pink leaves famous in Japan to bloom in the Spring.
2. Animes, e.g. Sakura Wars, etc.
3. Some character from the anime Naruto, e.g. Haruno Sakura
4. Some character from the anime Tsubasa Chronicles & Cardcaptors, e.g. Kinomoto Sakura
5. Some character from hentai visual novels, e.g. Haduki Sakura, etc.
6. A famous Japanese webhost, e.g. sakura.ne.jp

Shaun
1. A music lover who plays the drum and guitar. He is always compared with Mr. Bean. XD

Shini-gami
1. Skeleton-like being only able to be seen by owners of Death Notes, e.g. Ryuk.
2. Dead souls who committed suicide when they’re alive, assigned to collect the soul of those who are about to die, dressing up beautifully and fashionably like a rabbit and a cat to persuade those people to go with them when their times are up in Full Moon, e.g. The Negi Ramen.

Shonen/Shojo
1. (少年, 少女) Japanese, male/female teenagers.
2. A genre, e.g. Dragon Ball is a Shonen Manga while Nana is a Shojo manga.

Sprout/Sprouting
1. Manga/Anime term referring to sprouting passion/lust.
2. moe.

STFU
1. Simply, Shut The Fuck Up.
2. A good reply to those who ask you to “cc plz” in MapleStory.

T

Time Travellers
1. People, usu. human beings but are not limited to, with the ability to travel through time. Experience not necessarily needed.

U

V

W

WTF
1. What the fuck!
2. What the food!
3. What the what?!

X

Y

ylwong
1. The person who writes this blog. Refer to the “about us” page for more info.

Z

Zainuddin Maidin
1. Ex-Malaysian Information Minister who lost his Parliamentary seat, Sungai Petani in the 2008 General Elections. Famous throughout the world for condemning Al-Jazeera in a live phone call with a news reporter regarding BERSIH’s rally in 2007.

Note: The list is incomplete, and shall always be like that. I need your help to fill this dictionary. Feel free to leave a comment on a word you don’t understand.