"mampus" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mʌmpos/ [Singapore]
Etymology: From Malay mampus (“to die, to perish, to be wiped out”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|mampus||to die, to perish, to be wiped out}} Malay mampus (“to die, to perish, to be wiped out”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mampus (not comparable)
  1. (Singapore, informal) finished, wiped out, kaput. Tags: Singapore, informal, not-comparable Synonyms: mampos
    Sense id: en-mampus-en-adj-B4-geF2u Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Singlish: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: Origin unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=unknown}} unknown Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} mampus
  1. (British dialect, Dorset) A large number. Tags: British, dialectal Synonyms: shedload, lot
    Sense id: en-mampus-en-noun-OBLzkUxC Categories (other): Dorset English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2010, Dream Academy, [advertisement]",
          "text": "Mampus! The recipe was in my family for seven generations! Now my unborn grandchildren will never get to enjoy this sedap dish with their multi-racial friends."
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          "ref": "2013, William Gwee Thian Hock, A Baba Boyhood: Growing Up During World War 2, page 205 [book]",
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