Lepak
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌleɪˈpɑk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Lepak is a verb meaning (intransitive, Malaysia, Singapore) To loiter about casually or idly, to hang around unproductively, to laze around or relax.
Meaning
(intransitive, Malaysia, Singapore) To loiter about casually or idly, to hang around unproductively, to laze around or relax.
Example Sentences
We do things together and we lepak together quite a bit (hey, this is the solution to the lepak problem: the family that lepaks together stays together).
The study's operational definition was that "a teenager lepaks if he gathers and remains in a public place without any special purpose other than chattering or laughing."
I think we should rally behind PM [the Prime Minister] for the sake of national unity. Without national unity, there will be more single mothers, abandoned babies, people lepaking (loitering) …
Cafes mushroomed everywhere in KL's [Kuala Lumpur's] trendiest spots, and big names such as Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and Starbucks made their presence felt. With these cafes, KLites often lepaked (hung out) way into the wee hours and now it has become a part of our pop culture.
Word Forms
- lepaks
- lepaking
- lepaked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hang, hang around, lollop, loiter, rilek, lazy.
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