rabz

English

Etymology

Clipping of rabak (“messed up”) +‎ -z (suffix forming colloquialisms), from Malay rabak (“ragged; in tatters”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

rabz (comparative more rabz, superlative most rabz)

  1. (Singlish, never attributive) Synonym of rabak (“out of control, messed up”).

Derived terms

See also

Other colloquial Malaysian and Singaporean English terms derived from -z (suffix forming colloquial variants of words)
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