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.

Related terms

• gomen

 

Anagrams

• Gehman, Ghanem, Meghan, hang me