See koyok in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2011 March 1, Ravi Philemon, “Goh Meng Seng the koyok seller”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):",
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"ref": "2012 September 17, Tan Meng Chuan, “On The Challenges of Cleaning Water”, in Overseas Singaporean Unit, archived from the original on 2016-03-05:",
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"ref": "2015 September 10, “Vivian: I fight back when people sell 'koyok'”, in The Straits Times:",
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