ojek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian ojek.

Noun

ojek (plural ojeks)

1. A motorcycle taxi in Indonesia.
   • 2009 September 28, Norimitsu Onishi, “Nannies Get a Holiday. Rich Families Get a Suite.”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     It empties its perennially clogged streets of ojeks, the kamikaze-like motorcycle taxis that weave in and out of traffic, and find shortcuts on sidewalks.

Anagrams

• joke

Indonesian

Etymology

An alteration of obyek, short for the derived term ngobyek (“to moonlight”).

Noun

ojek

1. A motorcycle taxi.