gahmen

English

Etymology

Variant pronunciation of government with second syllable omitted.

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːmən/, [ˈɡɑː˧.mən(˦)]

Noun

gahmen (plural gahmens)

  1. (Manglish, Singlish, derogatory, politics) Pronunciation spelling of government.
    • 2006 January 30, George Soros, “Should Singapore subsidise medical care?”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):
      Without doubt, gahmen must medically subsidise the lowest 10% of the population.

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