ah beng

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Ah Beng^¹

/ˌɑː(˨)ˈbeŋ(˨˦)/ Singapore

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿明 (a-bêng), which is a common Chinese male name.

noun Ah Bengs

Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory A young Chinese man in Singapore, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs. Among the ah bengs and ah lians, the mats and the minahs, the young expats and the backpackers, he stood out like a dozen guys on a male-only dance floor singing Dancing Queen (I'll never forgive Blur for ruining my 21st birthday).

ah beng^²

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alternative Alternative form of Ah Beng

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@misc{ah_beng_2026,
  title = {ah beng},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ah%20beng},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}