Tekan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation [ˌtəˈkan] · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Tekan is a verb meaning (Singapore, colloquial, slang) To bully or treat harshly, to punish (especially in military contexts).
Meaning
(Singapore, colloquial, slang) To bully or treat harshly, to punish (especially in military contexts).
Example Sentences
"Wah lau! You tekan him, ah? But he bigger than you, man!"
It will expose us to different ways of thought … like waking up at 4am and being tekan.
When Hamdan joined their cell, Iryan told him the 1.6m-tall victim was someone they could tekan (bully).
We have also been through training and we all kena tekan (were bullied), but even if we were ill-treated, we didn’t know that we were being ill-treated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tackle, sabo, bully, bullyrag, tease, taunt.
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