"mat rep" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mʌt ˈɹep/ [Singapore] Forms: mat reps [plural]
Etymology: From Mat, colloquial form of the common Malay forename Ahmad, + rep (“reputation”). Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} mat rep (plural mat reps)
  1. (Singapore, colloquial, informal) A male Malay delinquent. Tags: Singapore, colloquial, informal Synonyms: matrep, Mat Rep, Matrep

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Mat, colloquial form of the common Malay forename Ahmad, + rep (“reputation”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mat reps",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "nolinkhead": "1"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009, Lets Fight For Our Rights (Online Blog):",
          "text": "Because a matrep/minahrep is supposed to be someone who’s fierce.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Viniti Vaish & Mardiana Roslan ,‘Crossing’ in Singapore, 323:",
          "text": "The boys in their school also have cliques, the most talked about one being ‘Mat Reps’.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Lem_Koek_Far, [GVGT]Techno matrep jin creative and funny ah...:",
          "text": "Power la matrep.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, BanchotheMatrep ,YouTube User About Page:",
          "text": "Just a matrep lepaking at youtube.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male Malay delinquent."
      ],
      "id": "en-mat_rep-en-noun-fwAGPnDe",
      "links": [
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          "Malay",
          "Malay"
        ],
        [
          "delinquent",
          "delinquent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Singapore, colloquial, informal) A male Malay delinquent."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "matrep"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mat Rep"
        },
        {
          "word": "Matrep"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Singapore",
        "colloquial",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mʌt ˈɹep/",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mat rep"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From Mat, colloquial form of the common Malay forename Ahmad, + rep (“reputation”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mat reps",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "nolinkhead": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mat rep (plural mat reps)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Singapore English"
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        {
          "ref": "2009, Lets Fight For Our Rights (Online Blog):",
          "text": "Because a matrep/minahrep is supposed to be someone who’s fierce.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Viniti Vaish & Mardiana Roslan ,‘Crossing’ in Singapore, 323:",
          "text": "The boys in their school also have cliques, the most talked about one being ‘Mat Reps’.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Lem_Koek_Far, [GVGT]Techno matrep jin creative and funny ah...:",
          "text": "Power la matrep.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, BanchotheMatrep ,YouTube User About Page:",
          "text": "Just a matrep lepaking at youtube.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male Malay delinquent."
      ],
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        ]
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        "(Singapore, colloquial, informal) A male Malay delinquent."
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    {
      "word": "matrep"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mat Rep"
    },
    {
      "word": "Matrep"
    }
  ],
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}

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