dugem
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Blend of dunia (“world”) + gemerlap (“sparkling”), referring to the glimmer of disco balls.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dugêm (first-person possessive dugemku, second-person possessive dugemmu, third-person possessive dugemnya)
- (colloquial, acronym) nightlife, referring to clubbing scenes and discotheques.
Verb edit
dugêm
- (colloquial) to club, visiting the nightlife.
Further reading edit
- “dugem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.