Ah Seng

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿成 (a-sêng).

Noun

Ah Seng (plural Ah Sengs)

  1. (derogatory) A young Chinese man in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.
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