Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese bajingan (ꦧꦗꦶꦁꦔꦤ꧀). Equivalent to (dialectal) bajing (squirrel) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bajingan (comparative lebih bajingan, superlative paling bajingan)

  1. insolent

Noun

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bajingan (plural bajingan-bajingan or para bajingan)

  1. blackguard, scoundrel, rascal
  2. pickpocketer
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) criminal
    Synonym: penjahat
  4. (colloquial, offensive) a generally despicable person
    Untung aku gak sama si bajingan itu.
    I'm happy that I'm not with that bitch.

Notes

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During New Order era (Suharto, 1967–1998) in Indonesia, the word bajingan also used in geopolitical contexts refer to Beijing (PRC) supporters and the Chinese Communist Party that related to Beijing (PRC) government.

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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bajingan

  1. romanization of ꦧꦗꦶꦁꦔꦤ꧀