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lebai en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay lebai (“someone who knows a lot about religion, a religious expert”). The extended sense of "a supporter or member of PAS" was used by opponents to mock the conservative Islamic party's obsession with religious issues, carried over from Malay-language usage.

Meanings

1. (Malaysia, derogatory, slang) A very devout person who behaves in a hypocritical manner.
2. (Internet, Malaysia, derogatory, qualifier:Malaysian politics) A member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), esp. one who behaves in a hypocritical manner.
3. (Internet, Malaysia, broadly, derogatory, qualifier:Malaysian politics) A supporter of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)

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