du lan

English

Alternative forms

• dulan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 揬𡳞 (“tū-lān”).

Adjective

du lan (comparative more du lan, superlative most du lan)

1. (Singlish, Manglish, vulgar) annoyed, frustrated

   Sibeh du lan! ― I'm so pissed off!

   • 2020, SGAG (YouTube channel) (lyrics and music), “DULAN (A Covid-19 Mulan Parody)”‎^[1]:

     Let's get down to business to defeat Wuhan / (Erm, it's COVID-19) / 'Cause all that's happening right now is just so dulan!

Anagrams

• laund, ulnad, dunal, Lunda