"Malaysia Boleh" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [Malay]

Etymology: Malaysia + boleh. Coined by Malaysian politician and sports administrator Hamzah Abu Samah in 1993 as a marketing slogan for the chocolate drink brand MILO and to support local athletes during the 1993 SEA Games in Singapore. Popularised by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad as a catchphrase for Vision 2020. With the rise of social media websites in the 2000's, the phrase was later used in a sarcastic way. Etymology templates: {{af|ms|Malaysia|boleh}} Malaysia + boleh, {{coinage|ms|Hamzah Abu Samah|in=1993|nat=Malaysian|nobycat=1|occ=politician and sports administrator}} Coined by Malaysian politician and sports administrator Hamzah Abu Samah in 1993 Head templates: {{head|ms|interjection}} Malaysia Boleh
  1. (Malaysia) "Malaysia can [do it]", an expression of patriotism or national pride. Tags: Malaysia Categories (topical): Malaysian politics Categories (place): Malaysia
    Sense id: en-Malaysia_Boleh-ms-intj-DPYfF5GY Disambiguation of Malaysian politics: 48 52 Disambiguation of Malaysia: 93 7 Categories (other): Malaysian Malay
  2. (Malaysia, humorous, sarcastic, politics) An expression of disappointment towards failures in Malaysian society and corruption by political leaders. Tags: Malaysia, humorous, sarcastic Categories (topical): Politics, Malaysian politics
    Sense id: en-Malaysia_Boleh-ms-intj-4gKYELwZ Disambiguation of Malaysian politics: 48 52 Categories (other): Malaysian Malay, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay entries with language name categories using raw markup, Malay entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Malay entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 81 Disambiguation of Malay entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 84 Topics: government, politics

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